Goa government orders inquiry into alleged sexual assault by Tehelka's Tarun Tejpal

The Goa government today ordered an inquiry into allegations that Tarun Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka, sexually assaulted a young journalist working for the investigative news-magazine. The state's police are also trying to contact the woman for a formal statement and may summon the editor, say sources, but the magazine's managing editor Shoma Chaudhury says it is "not a case" as the woman has not pursued it; she wanted internal action.