US Dismisses case against Indian Diplomat

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The case was dismissed because the indictment was filed one day after the grant of full immunity under UN auspices, which is a technicality because the original charges have not been judged yet. A re-indictment will revive the case. The US legal system is a stickler for detail.

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BBC News - Devyani Khobragade: Indian diplomat re-indicted in US

A US grand jury has re-indicted an Indian diplomat whose arrest strained US-India relations.

Devyani Khobragade is accused of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper, lawyers in New York said.

It comes two days after a US judge threw out virtually identical charges on the grounds that Ms Khobragade had diplomatic immunity.

However, that ruling left open the possibility that prosecutors could bring a new indictment.