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US Judge Dismisses Indictment Against Indian Diplomat in Visa Case

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed an indictment against an Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search late last year in New York frayed diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Washington.The judge ruled Wednesday that Devyani Khobragade had diplomatic immunity when she was indicted in January on charges of fraudulently obtaining a work visa for her housekeeper and lying about the maid's pay.Prosecutors accused the diplomat of forcing her maid to work for far less than the U.S. minimum...


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