Devyani Khobragade Accredited To The UN Before Arrest: India Tells U.S.

Under the "Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations", Article 4 Section 11A specifies "Immunities from personal arrest or detention and from the seizure of their personal baggage" of all representatives of members to the UN and further the Article specifies that the expression "Representative" shall be deemed to include all Delegates, Deputy Delegates, Advisors, Technical Experts and Secretaries of delegations.

"Her arrest, therefore, on December 12th 2013 was contrary to her status on that date," sources said.

The 1999-batch IFS officer was arrested on December 12 on charges of making false declarations in a visa application for her maid Sangeeta Richard.

The diplomat was released on a $250,000 bond after being charged with visa fraud.

Subsequent revelations that she was strip-searched and held with criminals triggered a row between the two sides with India downgrading privileges of certain categories of U.S. diplomats among other steps.

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