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Indian diplomat in US charged with visa fraud | Indian diplomat in US charged with visa fraud |
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An Indian diplomat in the US has been charged with visa fraud and making false statements over allegedly underpaying an Indian housekeeper. | An Indian diplomat in the US has been charged with visa fraud and making false statements over allegedly underpaying an Indian housekeeper. |
Devyani Khobragade, 39, was arrested on Thursday in New York and later freed on a $250,000 (£153,000) bond. | Devyani Khobragade, 39, was arrested on Thursday in New York and later freed on a $250,000 (£153,000) bond. |
Ms Khobragade, deputy consul general in New York, has pleaded not guilty. | Ms Khobragade, deputy consul general in New York, has pleaded not guilty. |
The Indian government said it was "shocked and appalled at the manner" in which the diplomat had been "humiliated" in the US. | |
"India is forcefully taking up with the US the treatment of the diplomat. It is completely unacceptable," ministry of external affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told reporters in Delhi on Friday. | |
Earlier, the Indian embassy in Washington said it had "conveyed its strong concern" to the US government over the action against Ms Khobragade. | |
"The US side have been urged to resolve the matter with due sensitivity, taking into account... the diplomatic status of the officer concerned," an embassy statement said. | |
Media reports in India said Ms Khobragade was arrested while she was dropping her daughter at school. | |
Law enforcement authorities in New York say Ms Khobragade "allegedly caused a materially false and fraudulent document to be presented, and materially false and fraudulent statements to be made, to the US department of state in support of a visa application for an Indian national employed as a babysitter and housekeeper at her home in New York". | Law enforcement authorities in New York say Ms Khobragade "allegedly caused a materially false and fraudulent document to be presented, and materially false and fraudulent statements to be made, to the US department of state in support of a visa application for an Indian national employed as a babysitter and housekeeper at her home in New York". |
If found guilty, Ms Khobragade faces a maximum sentence of 10 years for visa fraud and five years for making false statements. | If found guilty, Ms Khobragade faces a maximum sentence of 10 years for visa fraud and five years for making false statements. |
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