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In a bizarre statement after being convicted in the 2013 rape case, former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal compared himself to jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, claiming he too was a "political victim." "Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are in jail. I'm also one of them," Tejpal said... show more

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#WATCH | Goa | After being convicted in 2013 sexual assault case, Tehelka magazine Founder Tarun Tejpal says, "We will surely approach the Supreme Court. They are after me due to political vendetta and work done by Tehelka. We fought the case for 7.5 years in the trial court and got acquittal. Those with them are acquitted, but they are after those who wrote against them. Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam are in jail for last so many years. Tehelka's reportage might have caused some political damage or harmed their vested interests. They are after me with sentiment of revenge for the last 13 years. I have full faith in the judiciary that there will be judges who will see the truth. We will present the evidence in public."

#WATCH | Goa | After being convicted in 2013 sexual assault case, Tehelka magazine Founder Tarun Tejpal says, "We will surely approach the Supreme Court. They are after me due to political vendetta and work done by Tehelka. We fought the case for 7.5 years in the trial court and got acquittal. Those with them are acquitted, but they are after those who wrote against them. Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam are in jail for last so many years. Tehelka's reportage might have caused some political damage or harmed their vested interests. They are after me with sentiment of revenge for the last 13 years. I have full faith in the judiciary that there will be judges who will see the truth. We will present the evidence in public."

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Panaji, Goa: Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal says, "You know Umar Khalid has been in jail for six years, Sharjeel Imam is also in jail, Surendra Gadling is in jail in different cases. And it’s not just them—there are dozens of people like this. This is not unknown. I am also one of them; that is true. Tehelka did journalism, and we also did a kind of journalism that may have harmed certain Western interests and political interests..."

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She was born into a Hindu family. Her name is Ashika. She is saying that Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who are India's future PM and President, have been kept in jail by chai seller Modi. She says that Sharjeel and Khalid are so educated that they can get jobs in foreign countries. She says that when a chai seller is PM, he will run the country like his "tapri." These cockroaches are 100% anti-nationals. All of them deserve to be in jail.

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#WATCH | Goa | Tehelka magazine Founder Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in the 2013 sexual assault case He says, "We are very much disappointed with the verdict. We believe that the evidence in the case has not been properly appreciated. We believe there is enough evidence to very clearly exonerate me, ten times over...We will file an appeal against this in the Supreme Court...I am a political victim...This is politically motivated..."

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Many Muslim youths including Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam etc are in jail for the last 4 years in Delhi Riot cases..I also protested but they have not arrested me. Why? Just because I am a hindu. CJI has time for Ganesh Puja with Modi but no time to hear their cases: Swara Bhaskar

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Nkosinathi was convicted of murdering a political figure in his Township and got sentence to a life term behind bars. After 10 years, new evidence resurfaced which doesn't link him to the crime. In 2013, the court gave him bail. Since then, he hasn't been cleared of his criminal record nor the new accused convicted. What's happening with the NPA, Why this delay?

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#WATCH | Jehanabad, Bihar: Sharjeel Imam, accused in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, returns to his ancestral village Kako after six years. He arrived there following a 10-day interim bail by a Delhi Court to attend his younger brother’s wedding and spend time with his ailing mother. (21.03)

#WATCH | Jehanabad, Bihar: Sharjeel Imam, accused in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, returns to his ancestral village Kako after six years. He arrived there following a 10-day interim bail by a Delhi Court to attend his younger brother’s wedding and spend time with his ailing mother. (21.03)

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Our eminent TV anchor, Manak Gupta ji, enthusiastically keeps talking about the “chicken neck speech” whenever asking any question about Sharjeel Imam. In his world view, which is shaped up by the Whatsapp University, Sharjeel has been denied bail for this speech made on 16 Jan 2020. Either Manak wants to mislead his audience or he himself has no knowledge of the case. If the latter is true, I will politely ask him to ask his TV Channel’s research team to do their job properly. That statement in the speech led to 5 separate FIRs where he has already been granted bail by the courts. And even while granting bail Allahabad Court clearly stated "It may be noted that on an undisputed basis neither the applicant called any one to bear arms nor any violence was incited as a result of the speech delivered by the applicant." There is no evidence and material against Sharjeel bhai linking him to the unfortunate riots between 22-24 Feb (more than a month after the speech), therefore the speech is being taken as a means to prejudice the public perception. Even the Honourable Supreme Court has noted in its recent order on bail application of Sharjeel Imam, “It is submitted that the appellant’s role is traceable to the first phase of the conspiracy, which involved deliberate mobilisation, radicalisation and preparation of ground conditions through organised chakka jams, blockage of arterial roads, and disruption of essential services.” Nowhere, the court has said that the roadblock was to divide India or take away Assam as Manak, and other media, wants his audience to believe. Manak in the interview of Asaduddin Owaisi has asked, “why should non-Muslims support AIMIM when Owaisi speaks against the SC order on Sharjeel Imam?” Asaduddin Owaisi sahab, a distinguished parliamentarian, disappointed me that he didn't correct Manak by pointing out that this statement had constructed all the Muslims as anti-national and Hindus as nationalists on a promise that Sharjeel was an anti-Indian person and no Hindu would vote his supporters while Muslims could en-bloc vote for him. Moreover, Owaisi sahab, a barrister by education, seems clueless that he could never say in any public interview that Sharjeel is not being tried for “Chicken Neck Speech” but the Delhi Riots conspiracy case. It is also sad that a parliamentarian of some standing, Owaisi sahab doesn't mention the name of Sharjeel Imam or Umar Khalid and keeps saying “those two people”. Instead of addressing the question of Manak he starts praising himself and blaming Chidambaram. We hope better from a man, who took a principled stand when his brother Akbaruddin was tried by the court under much less stringent acts. The truth is that Sharjeel Imam remains in custody solely due to his role in organising the peaceful Shaheen Bagh protests against CAA. Shaheen Bagh was a historic non-violent resistance, and criminalising it even after 6 years without a trial is the real injustice.

Our eminent TV anchor, Manak Gupta ji, enthusiastically keeps talking about the “chicken neck speech” whenever asking any question about Sharjeel Imam. In his world view, which is shaped up by the Whatsapp University, Sharjeel has been denied bail for this speech made on 16 Jan 2020. Either Manak wants to mislead his audience or he himself has no knowledge of the case. If the latter is true, I will politely ask him to ask his TV Channel’s research team to do their job properly. That statement in the speech led to 5 separate FIRs where he has already been granted bail by the courts. And even while granting bail Allahabad Court clearly stated "It may be noted that on an undisputed basis neither the applicant called any one to bear arms nor any violence was incited as a result of the speech delivered by the applicant." There is no evidence and material against Sharjeel bhai linking him to the unfortunate riots between 22-24 Feb (more than a month after the speech), therefore the speech is being taken as a means to prejudice the public perception. Even the Honourable Supreme Court has noted in its recent order on bail application of Sharjeel Imam, “It is submitted that the appellant’s role is traceable to the first phase of the conspiracy, which involved deliberate mobilisation, radicalisation and preparation of ground conditions through organised chakka jams, blockage of arterial roads, and disruption of essential services.” Nowhere, the court has said that the roadblock was to divide India or take away Assam as Manak, and other media, wants his audience to believe. Manak in the interview of Asaduddin Owaisi has asked, “why should non-Muslims support AIMIM when Owaisi speaks against the SC order on Sharjeel Imam?” Asaduddin Owaisi sahab, a distinguished parliamentarian, disappointed me that he didn't correct Manak by pointing out that this statement had constructed all the Muslims as anti-national and Hindus as nationalists on a promise that Sharjeel was an anti-Indian person and no Hindu would vote his supporters while Muslims could en-bloc vote for him. Moreover, Owaisi sahab, a barrister by education, seems clueless that he could never say in any public interview that Sharjeel is not being tried for “Chicken Neck Speech” but the Delhi Riots conspiracy case. It is also sad that a parliamentarian of some standing, Owaisi sahab doesn't mention the name of Sharjeel Imam or Umar Khalid and keeps saying “those two people”. Instead of addressing the question of Manak he starts praising himself and blaming Chidambaram. We hope better from a man, who took a principled stand when his brother Akbaruddin was tried by the court under much less stringent acts. The truth is that Sharjeel Imam remains in custody solely due to his role in organising the peaceful Shaheen Bagh protests against CAA. Shaheen Bagh was a historic non-violent resistance, and criminalising it even after 6 years without a trial is the real injustice.

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