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This is an archive article published on December 19, 2013

Everything you need to know about Devyani Khobragade8217;s story

Devyani Khobragade was arrested by US law enforcement authorities on visa fraud charges.

The solution?: There could be a relatively easy way out of the current mess for both Devyani Khobragade and the US State Department.

Retroactive immunity way out of diplomatic deadlock

The US attorney8217;s statement: There has been much misinformation and factual inaccuracy in the reporting on the charges against Devyani Khobragade.

8216;Attempts in India to silence victim and compel her to return8230; it was necessary to evacuate the family8217;

The father suit: Devyani Khobragade is represented in the present suit through her father,Uttam Khobragade,who is also the power-of-attorney holder for his daughter.

Treated her like family8230; she visited parlour,used our phone

The US complaint: According to the complaint against her in the US,Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade had first struck a verbal agreement with Sangeeta Richard and then signed two successive contracts,with a different wage specified in each.

Leading to Devyani8217;s arrest,a verbal deal and 8216;two contracts by Aneesha Mathur

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The domestic help: Sangeeta Richard,whose complaint triggered the events leading to diplomat Devyani Khobragade8217;s arrest,was always keen to work abroad,according to her mother-in-law.

Sangeeta always wanted to work abroad: Mother-in-Law by Ananya Bhardwaj

The fathers claim: Uttam Khobragade,father of diplomat Devyani,claims Sangeeta Richard was given full wages and never ill-treated,yet she disappeared without reason.

8216;8.75 an hour,including Rs 30,000 a month to husband8217; by Ananya Bhardwaj

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The govt view: The Indian view is that the case against the diplomat was part of an illegal immigration plan by the domestic help.

New Delhi sees immigration plot by Express news service

The family: Uttam Khobragade,a 1984-batch IAS officer and father of India8217;s deputy consul-general in New York,Devyani Khobragade,aspired to become a Rajya Sabha MP following his retirement.

Father aspired for berth in RS,daughter has Adarsh flat amp; more by Stuti Shukla

The diplomat: Excerpts from an interview Devyani Khobragade gave to The Indian Panorama in April

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8216;My aim,impact foreign policy for deprived women8217; by Express news service

The treatment: Confirming Devyani Khobragade was strip-searched,a US government official has denied 8220;there was any body cavity search.

8216;There8217;s a difference8217;: US Marshals concedes strip,not cavity,search by Maneesh Chhibber

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Uttam Khobragade,father of diplomat Devyani,said Thursday he would fast unto death unless all the charges slapped against her are withdrawn.

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Father threatens 8216;fast unto death8217;,hits back at Bharara by Express news service

In the second week of July,days after Sangeeta Richard left Devyani Khobragade8217;s home,the former8217;s husband Philip filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court,only to withdraw it.

Filed,withdrawn,a petition that said Sangeeta 8216;arrested8217; by Aneesha Mathur

The lawyer for Sangeeta Richard says it is a case not of strip search but of underpayment by Devyani Khopragade.

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8216;Message lost8217;: lawyer says it8217;s about wages,not search by Express news service

Pranab Dhal Samanta explains why India and the US must act fast to stanch the damage that the Khobragade matter is wreaking on ties.

A diplomatic row,a public spectacle

 

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