14 March,2014 08:50 AM IST | | Agencies
The Obama Administration expresses surprise over the dismissal of a federal indictment against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in the visa fraud case
Washington: The Obama Administration has expressed "surprise" over the dismissal of a federal indictment against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in the visa fraud case.
Devyani Khobragade at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai. Pic: mid day
"We were surprised by the dismissal of the indictment against former Indian Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade," State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said, a day after a New York court dismissed the indictment against Khobragade.
Khobragade, whose arrest and strip search soured Indo-US relations, yesterday won dismissal of the case against her with a US judge ruling she had full diplomatic immunity.
The ruling, however, left open the possibility that US prosecutors could bring a new indictment against Khobragade.
