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An Indian court has cleared Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of Tehelka magazine, of charges of raping a colleague.

His unnamed accuser had alleged that he assaulted her in an elevator at a Tehelka event in Goa in November 2013.

He was arrested and spent seven months in jail until the Supreme Court granted him bail.

Mr Tejpal had consistently denied the accusations against him. The prosecution is expected to appeal.

In a statement on Friday, Mr Tejpal