India condemns fresh indictment filed by US prosecutors against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade

New Delhi: India has slammed the prosecutors of US for indictment of senior Indian diplomat in US Devyani Khobragade over her re-indictment in the visa fraud case. On Saturday, India said that it was an unnecessary step taking any measures which are consequent to the decision and will unfortunately impact upon building India-US strategic partnership. The spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said that as far as India is concerned, there is no merit in the case. He said that US Court has no jurisdiction in the country as Khobragade has now returned to India. The government will not engage in the case in the legal system of US. The strong reaction came after Khobragade was re-indicted on visa fraud by the prosecutor Preet Bharara. She was charged with underpaying the domestic help and exploiting her. MEA Spokesperson stated 'We are disappointed that the relevant office of the United States Department of Justice chose to obtain a second indictment against Devyani Khobragade, despite the fact that the first indictment and arrest warrant were dismissed earlier this week.' Prosecutor Bharara filed a 21 page long indictment in a federal court in Manhattan. Khobragade was arrested on December 12, 2013 in US on visa fraud charges and for making false statements regarding the visa application of Richard.