Zee Media Bureau/Deepak Nagpal
New Delhi: Hours after the US re-indicted Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in a visa fraud case, her father has reacted angrily to the development.
Uttam Khobragade was quoted as saying on Saturday that the US doesn`t even respect the sentiments of their court
“It`s a mockery of the judicial process. India must take appropriate steps,” Khobragade said.
“It`s nothing but an act of aggression against India, an attack on the sovereignty of our country,” he added.
On Friday, two days after a New York judge dismissed the visa fraud case against Devyani, a US grand jury again indicted the Indian diplomat and accused her of "illegally" underpaying and "exploiting" her housekeeper Sangeeta Richard.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Khobragade as US prosecutors re-indicted her.
"A grand jury has returned a true bill today on a two-count criminal indictment of Devyani Khobragade,” said the office of US prosecutor Preet Bharara in an announcement on Friday.
Meanwhile, the BJP has asked the US to come clean on the matter.
“Looks like someone wants to take personal revenge against Khobragade. The US must come clean on the kind of relations it wants with India,” BJP`s Tarun Vijay said.
