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Protesters ransacked a Dominos Pizza outlet in a Mumbai suburb on Friday, demanding a ban on US goods as officials from the two countries struggled to defuse a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.Protesters ransacked a Dominos Pizza outlet in a Mumbai suburb on Friday, demanding a ban on US goods as officials from the two countries struggled to defuse a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.
Police and the Indian franchise outlety said no one was hurt in the attack, which came amid anger in India over the arrest and subsequent strip-search of Devyani Khobragade for visa fraud and under-payment of her housekeeper. Police and the Indian franchise said no one was hurt in the attack, which came amid anger in India over the arrest and strip-search of Devyani Khobragade for alleged visa fraud and under-payment of her housekeeper.
India has demanded that the charges be dropped against the diplomat and her father threatened to start a fast if US authorities pressed ahead with the case.India has demanded that the charges be dropped against the diplomat and her father threatened to start a fast if US authorities pressed ahead with the case.
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, expressed regret over the case in a phonecall to India's national security adviser this week, but US prosecutors have defended the investigation against Khobragade and her treatment. The US secretary of state, John Kerry, expressed regret over the case in a phone call to India's national security adviser this week, but
American prosecutors have defended the investigation against Khobragade and her treatment.
Police in Mumbai said they were stepping up patrolling of major American brand outlets including McDonald's after workers of the small Republican party of India attacked the Dominos store. The group sent pictures to media organisations showing a broken glass door.Police in Mumbai said they were stepping up patrolling of major American brand outlets including McDonald's after workers of the small Republican party of India attacked the Dominos store. The group sent pictures to media organisations showing a broken glass door.
"The fact is that (the) American authorities have behaved atrociously with an Indian diplomat. And obviously, America has to make good for its actions," said Manish Tiwari, minister for information and broadcasting."The fact is that (the) American authorities have behaved atrociously with an Indian diplomat. And obviously, America has to make good for its actions," said Manish Tiwari, minister for information and broadcasting.
"So therefore, I think it is a legitimate expectation, that if they have erred, and they have erred grievously in this matter, they should come forth and apologise.""So therefore, I think it is a legitimate expectation, that if they have erred, and they have erred grievously in this matter, they should come forth and apologise."
Khobragade was arrested last week and released on $250,000 (£153,000) bail after giving up her passport and pleading not guilty to charges of visa fraud and making false statements about how much she paid her housekeeper. She faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted on both counts.Khobragade was arrested last week and released on $250,000 (£153,000) bail after giving up her passport and pleading not guilty to charges of visa fraud and making false statements about how much she paid her housekeeper. She faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted on both counts.
The US justice department confirmed that Khobragade was strip-searched after her arrest. A senior Indian government source has said the interrogation also included a cavity search, although US officials have denied this. The US justice department confirmed Khobragade was strip-searched after her arrest. A senior Indian government source has said the interrogation also included a cavity search, although US officials have denied this.
"I want these false and fabricated charges to be dropped," said Uttam Khobragade, the diplomat's father, adding that he would go on a hunger strike if his demands aren't met. "That will be my last option." "I want these false and fabricated charges to be dropped," said Uttam Khobragade, the diplomat's father, adding that he would go on a hunger strike if his demands were not met. "That will be my last option."
Protesters also gathered at the US consulate in Hyderabad for a second day on Friday, shouting slogans, local media said.Protesters also gathered at the US consulate in Hyderabad for a second day on Friday, shouting slogans, local media said.
Furious that one of its foreign service officers had been handcuffed and treated like "a common criminal", India on Tuesday removed security barriers outside the US embassy in Delhi and withdrew some privileges from American diplomats.Furious that one of its foreign service officers had been handcuffed and treated like "a common criminal", India on Tuesday removed security barriers outside the US embassy in Delhi and withdrew some privileges from American diplomats.
But the reaction was even more intense because none of the political parties preparing for next year's election wanted to be seen as weak against a superpower. Politicians, including the leaders of the two main parties, refused to meet a delegation of visiting US politicians. But the reaction was even stronger because none of the political parties preparing for next year's election wanted to be seen as weak in the face of a superpower. Politicians, including the leaders of the two main parties, refused to meet a delegation of visiting US politicians.
The party that runs India's most populous Uttar Pradesh state urged Khobragade to stand for parliament, highlighting how public outrage has turned the case into a battleground for votes.The party that runs India's most populous Uttar Pradesh state urged Khobragade to stand for parliament, highlighting how public outrage has turned the case into a battleground for votes.
There has been little focus, however, on the predicament of the housekeeper, whose lawyer says was denied her wages, underpaid and now feels it would be unsafe to return to India.There has been little focus, however, on the predicament of the housekeeper, whose lawyer says was denied her wages, underpaid and now feels it would be unsafe to return to India.
"One wonders why there is so much outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian national accused of perpetrating these acts, but precious little outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian victim and her spouse," Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement on Wednesday."One wonders why there is so much outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian national accused of perpetrating these acts, but precious little outrage about the alleged treatment of the Indian victim and her spouse," Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement on Wednesday.
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