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| WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry called a senior Indian official on Wednesday to express his “regret” over an episode in which law enforcement officials in New York arrested an Indian diplomat last week and strip-searched her. | |
| Mr. Kerry’s call to the official, Shivshankar Menon, India’s national security adviser, was disclosed by the State Department in a statement. | |
| The Indian government has complained bitterly about the treatment of the diplomat, Devyani Khobragade. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the arrest deplorable, Indian newspaper editorials expressed outrage, and the police removed barriers meant to protect the American Embassy. | The Indian government has complained bitterly about the treatment of the diplomat, Devyani Khobragade. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the arrest deplorable, Indian newspaper editorials expressed outrage, and the police removed barriers meant to protect the American Embassy. |
| Ms. Khobragade, 39, was accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for a housekeeper, and Indian newspapers said she had been subjected to repeated body cavity searches. | Ms. Khobragade, 39, was accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for a housekeeper, and Indian newspapers said she had been subjected to repeated body cavity searches. |
| The United States Marshals Service, which handled her detention, said that she had been subjected to the standard detention procedures for “arrestees within the general prisoner population.” | |
| On Wednesday, Mr. Kerry sought to ease tensions with India over the episode. | On Wednesday, Mr. Kerry sought to ease tensions with India over the episode. |
| “As the father of two daughters about the same age as Devyani Khobragade, the secretary empathizes with the sensitivities we are hearing from India about the events that unfolded after Ms. Khobragade’s arrest,” the State Department said in its statement. | “As the father of two daughters about the same age as Devyani Khobragade, the secretary empathizes with the sensitivities we are hearing from India about the events that unfolded after Ms. Khobragade’s arrest,” the State Department said in its statement. |
| “He expressed his regret, as well as his concern, that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India,” the statement added. | “He expressed his regret, as well as his concern, that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India,” the statement added. |
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| Correction: December 18, 2013 | |
An earlier version of this article misstated the surname of India’s national security adviser. He is Shivshankar Menon, not Moon. |