Indian Diplomat Strip-Searched In New York Has Been Indicted For Drastically Underpaying Her Maid

AP Photo/Mohammed JafferDevyani Khobragade

The Indian diplomat who was strip-searched and accused of paying her housekeeper far less than she claimed on a visa application has been indicted on charges of visa fraud and making false statements.

Devyani Khobragade's treatment in New York has been the subject of large-scale protests in India. She reportedly left the U.S. on Thursday, according to The New York Times.

The indictment alleges that Khobragade tried to "silence and intimidate the victim and her family and lie to Indian authorities and courts," according to The Times.

Khobragade's case and her treatment while in U.S. custody has caused conflict between America and India, and India has retaliated by revoking some privileges for U.S. diplomats, according to The Guardian.