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9.33 pm: Tarun Tejpal arrested
9.28 pm: Legal team and Tejpal's family members leave the crime branch office. Crime branch police wait for the court's order
9.25 pm: Investigating Officer Sunita Sawant talking to Tejpal at the crime branch police station
9.14 pm: PTI reports: Investigation Officer says they will arrest Tejpal shortly
9.05 pm: Goa DGP said the next logical step was Tejpal's arrest. He said he was studying the court order
9.00 pm: Times Now reports: Definitely, this was perception management. Tejpal team didn't want Goa police to come to Delhi and bring him as a prisoner - it was some kind of a PR exercise. When the defence presented its case, it argued that if the victim was really harassed, why was she not distraught. Victim's letters and emails constitute 80 per cent of the evidence. But her statement before the magistrate was solid evidence for prosecution.
8.55 pm: Tejpal's family arrives at the crime branch police station at Dona Paula
8.50 pm: Geetha Luthra, defence counsel, says the conduct of Tejpal shows that he is willing to cooperate with the investigation team. Tejpal has already joined the investigation by going to the Goa crime branch police station ahead of the court order, says Luthra
8.30 pm: After over three hours, judge passed the order. Tarun Tejpal to be formally arrested after the Inspecting Officer reaches Goa Police crime branch office. Goa court has allowed Tarun Tejpal's lawyer to meet him once a day during interrogation
8.21 pm: Goa sessions court has denied anticipatory bail to Tarun Tejpal. He is likely to be arrested. Tejpal has been allowed visit from his family as well as home food. Within 24 hours of the court order, Tejpal has to be taken for additional remand.
8.10 pm: Goa sessions court has denied anticipatory bail to Tarun Tejpal
8.00 pm: Wrapping up her arguments, Tarun Tejpal's lawyer Geeta Luthra said false allegation of rape can bring distress to the accused and cause equal damage to him as to the complainant. She said as the rape law has become more stringent, it is all the more required for the accused to defend himself for which "his liberty may be preserved".
Live: Tarun Tejpal arrested
Goa sessions court, which heard arguments from both prosecution and the defence, had earlier denied bail to Tejpal
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9.28 pm: Legal team and Tejpal's family members leave the crime branch office. Crime branch police wait for the court's order
9.25 pm: Investigating Officer Sunita Sawant talking to Tejpal at the crime branch police station
9.14 pm: PTI reports: Investigation Officer says they will arrest Tejpal shortly
9.05 pm: Goa DGP said the next logical step was Tejpal's arrest. He said he was studying the court order
9.00 pm: Times Now reports: Definitely, this was perception management. Tejpal team didn't want Goa police to come to Delhi and bring him as a prisoner - it was some kind of a PR exercise. When the defence presented its case, it argued that if the victim was really harassed, why was she not distraught. Victim's letters and emails constitute 80 per cent of the evidence. But her statement before the magistrate was solid evidence for prosecution.
8.55 pm: Tejpal's family arrives at the crime branch police station at Dona Paula
8.50 pm: Geetha Luthra, defence counsel, says the conduct of Tejpal shows that he is willing to cooperate with the investigation team. Tejpal has already joined the investigation by going to the Goa crime branch police station ahead of the court order, says Luthra
8.30 pm: After over three hours, judge passed the order. Tarun Tejpal to be formally arrested after the Inspecting Officer reaches Goa Police crime branch office. Goa court has allowed Tarun Tejpal's lawyer to meet him once a day during interrogation
8.21 pm: Goa sessions court has denied anticipatory bail to Tarun Tejpal. He is likely to be arrested. Tejpal has been allowed visit from his family as well as home food. Within 24 hours of the court order, Tejpal has to be taken for additional remand.
8.10 pm: Goa sessions court has denied anticipatory bail to Tarun Tejpal
8.00 pm: Wrapping up her arguments, Tarun Tejpal's lawyer Geeta Luthra said false allegation of rape can bring distress to the accused and cause equal damage to him as to the complainant. She said as the rape law has become more stringent, it is all the more required for the accused to defend himself for which "his liberty may be preserved".
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