Tehelka editor taken to lock-up at 2 am today, after med check-up

December 01, 2013 08:21

Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal spent the night at a police lock-up in Panaji with two murder accused and an anti-social person, after he was arrested by the Crime Branch last night.

Tejpal, who was arrested in a sexual assault case, was referred for mandatory medical check-up at the Goa Medical College near the state capital at 12:30 am today. He was taken to the Panaji police lock-up at around 2 am, after his medical check-up.

Police sources said that Tejpal will share the lock-up with three more people, including two accused of murder and one arrested under preventive action. The Crime Branch sleuths had posted their guards outside the lock-up.

The dingy lock-up is located inside the police headquarters in Panaji, overlooking the office of the director general of police. Police sources added that he remained calm after his arrest, during the medical check-up and also in the lock-up.

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