'I am one of them': Tarun Tejpal reacts to rape conviction, likens himself to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

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Convicted in the 2013 rape case, Tarun Tejpal claimed he was being targeted out of political vendetta, likened his situation to that of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, and said he would challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court.

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