 "Devyani's US lawyer petitions that case against her be dropped")
New York: The lawyer for Devyani Khobragade, who left the US in line with a Department of state order, has asked the trial judge in New York to dismiss her case. [caption id=“attachment_1340557” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Khobragade in India: PTI[/caption] Attorney Daniel Arshack says in papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court charges and arrest warrants should be dismissed against his client. He says she was protected by diplomatic immunity since she was charged last month. A spokesman for prosecutors has declined to comment. Diplomat Devyani Khobragade left the United States last week after she was indicted on charges she fraudulently obtained a work visa for her housekeeper and lied about the housekeeper’s pay. The Indian government responded by asking Washington to withdraw a diplomat from the US Embassy in New Delhi. The United States has complied. Associated Press
Attorney Daniel Arshack says in papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court charges and arrest warrants should be dismissed against his client.
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