New Delhi: Goa police today issued summons to Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal in the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault case.
Tejpal on Thursday resigned his position in the magazine over the sexual assault charges, media reports said.
He had on Wednesday accepted "misconduct" against a woman journalist and offered to recuse himself from the post and the office for six months.
Meanwhile, Goa police has sought the CCTV footage of the Tehelka Think Fest during which the incident happened. Goa government has decided to take suo motu action against Tarun Tejpal on the incident.
In a TV interview, the victim had blasted Tehelka and said that she is not satisfied with the action taken by the magazine.
Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhary has called for an emergency meeting of the Tehelka employees to discuss the issue, reports stated.
Earlier, in a letter to Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhary, Tejpal said, "The last few days have been most testing, and I squarely take the blame for this.... A bad lapse of judgment, an awful misreading of the situation, have led to an unfortunate incident that rails against all we believe in and fight for."
"I have already unconditionally apologised for my misconduct to the concerned journalist, but I feel impelled to atone further," he added.
Tejpal is a founder member of the Tehelka magazine.
"Because it involves Tehelka, and a sterling shared legacy, I feel atonement cannot be just words. I must do the penance that lacerates me. I am therefore offering to recuse myself from the editorship of Tehelka, and from the Tehelka office, for the next six months," he said in his letter.
Chaudhary later sent a mail to the Tehelka staffers apprising them of the development.
"This may come as a rude surprise to many of you... There has been an untoward incident, and though he has extended an unconditional apology to the colleague involved, Tarun will be recusing himself as the editor of Tehelka for the next six months," she said.
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Tarun Tejpal issue: Centre treads cautiously
Panaji" The Centre on Thursday refused to be drawn into the issue of a woman journalist levelling allegations of "misconduct" against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal.
"It's a very sensitive issue. After scrutinising every details regarding the Tarun Tejpal issue and if there is any reaction to be given in that issue then we will definitely give our reaction," Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters at IFFI venue in Goa.
"Since yesterday, we have been seeing this issue on TV, therefore after going into the deep detail, we will give our reaction," he added.
Accepting "misconduct" against a woman journalist, Tejpal yesterday offered to recuse himself from the post and the office for six months.
