Arrest of Devyani Khobragade in Newy York, In convenient Questions for Indian Government and the Diplomat

Devyani Khobragade, 39, India's Deputy Consul General in New York, was charged last week with one count of visa fraud and one count of making false statements, which carry maximum sentences of ten years and five years in prison, respectively. There is a hue and cry in India about the arrest and the fact that she was handcuffed and had to submit to a body search. Maybe these need investigation, but the fact is Devyani has a lot to answer.

Firstly she is well heeled and owns 34 acres of land in Maharashtra including a flat in Mumbai worth 2 million dollars. Yet she refused to pay the maid minimum wages as decreed in the USA and used her services for over 90 hours a week. The lady looks demure in photographs but the fact is she has a lot to answer for. How did she manage all this property on her meager salary. I understand she is a backward caste and as such even her selection in the Indian Foreign service is more on her caste reservation than merit. For the lady to cry wolf and make a scene is uncalled for. She must first answer inconvenient questions which I have posed. The government should stop this mentality of servants and valets for the Indian officers as it is a hangover of the colonial period. But who will bell the cat