Goa court adjourns hearing in Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case till 21 October after survivor fails to attend proceedings

Panaji: A Goa Court on Monday adjourned till 21 October the trial against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault case lodged by his former woman colleague, after the victim failed to attend the hearing.

The additional district and sessions court at Mapusa will continue hearing on 21, 22 and 23 October, when the victim would be cross-examined by Tejpal's counsel, special public prosecutor Francisco Tavora told reporters.

A Supreme Court bench in August asked the Goa court to complete the trial in the case, preferably within six months, and refused Tejpal's plea to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against him.