India
oi-Swastika Sruti
Tarun Tejpal is convicted in 2013 sexual assault case by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on August 6, 2026. The court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. However, Tejpal said that he will appear against the verdict in Supreme Court.
Tarun Tejpal was convicted of a 2013 sexual assault case by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on August 6, 2026, and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment, with plans to appeal. He is married to Geetan Batra, and their daughters are Tiya, married to actor Arjun Mathur, and Cara.
Who is Tarun Tejpal’s wife Geetan Batra?
Tarun Tejpal is married to Geetan Batra. The couple married in 1985, years before Tejpal became one of the best-known names in Indian investigative journalism. Batra has largely stayed away from public controversy and has maintained a low profile through much of Tejpal’s public career.
Geetan Batra has been associated with social work. She has served on the board of trustees of Salaam Baalak Trust, an organisation known for working with vulnerable children, especially those living and working on the streets. Her public profile has generally been linked to social and charitable work rather than media or politics.
According to widely reported accounts, Tejpal and Batra knew each other from their college years. Their friendship grew during that period, and they later decided to marry. At the time of their marriage in 1985, Tejpal was in his early twenties, while Batra was around two years younger.
The couple’s personal life remained mostly private for decades. That changed after 2013, when Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague during an event in Goa.
Tarun Tejpal’s daughters: Tiya and Cara Tejpal
Tarun Tejpal and Geetan Batra have two daughters, Tiya Tejpal and Cara Tejpal. Both have had links with creative fields, though neither has pursued the same public-facing journalistic career path that made their father widely known.
Tiya Tejpal is a production designer and has worked in Hindi and international cinema. Her credited work includes projects such as The White Tiger, Raman Raghav 2.0 and Karwaan. She has also been associated with film production work earlier in her career, including as an assistant director.
Production design is a key part of filmmaking. It involves shaping the visual world of a film, including sets, locations, props and the overall look of the story. Tiya’s work has placed her within India’s contemporary film and streaming industry, away from the news media space.
Cara Tejpal has been associated with writing, reading and wildlife conservation. Her public presence has been more limited than that of people directly involved in film or mainstream media.
Arjun Mathur and the Tejpal family connection
It is known that Tiya Tejpal is married to actor Arjun Mathur. He is best known to many viewers for his role in the streaming series Made in Heaven. He has also appeared in films and web projects across Hindi and English-language productions.
Mathur had confirmed the marriage publicly, saying the two had been together for several years before deciding to marry. The ceremony was kept small and private. The couple has generally avoided turning their relationship into a public spectacle, though they have occasionally appeared together on social media.
The family connection has drawn fresh curiosity because Mathur is a recognisable actor. However, Tiya and Arjun have largely kept their personal life separate from the public controversies involving Tejpal. Their professional lives remain centred on film, design and performance.
What is known about Tarun Tejpal’s wider family?
Tarun Tejpal was born into a family with links to the armed forces. His father, Inderjit Tejpal, served in the Indian Army. His mother was Shakuntala Tejpal. Publicly available accounts also name Kunwar Tejpal as his brother and Neena T. Sharma as his sister.
Tejpal built his career in journalism after working with several publications. He later became closely associated with Tehelka, which gained national prominence for investigative stories and sting operations. The publication was influential in Indian media discourse, especially in the early 2000s.
His reputation changed sharply after the 2013 case. The complaint by a former colleague led to a criminal trial in Goa. In 2021, a sessions court acquitted him. That verdict was challenged, and the High Court has now reversed the acquittal, according to the latest court outcome.
