Friday, January 10, 2014

Khobragade Case: Visa Fraud Plus Arrest and Strip Search Are Two Separate Issues.

Khobragade is coming back to India.
If she is innocent of any wrong doings, her running away from USA should be seen as lack of confidence by India in US system of justice. Therefore if US also shows lack of confidence in Indian system of justice (by 'evacuating' Sangeeta Richard family to USA), we should not raise such a hue and cry. On the other hand if she is guilty, she should at least be punished in India now - although punishment in USA was preferable for bringing shame to India. Rule of law - let it be seen to work.
Strip search is a separate issue. If strip search is not a norm in such cases and was performed solely to humiliate her then it should be taken as deliberate attempt to humiliate India. For this India should take a stand that educates USA suitably.
Let Sangeeta Richard not be forgotten in all this. We must know whether she was exploited or not. If Indian government wants, I am sure it can get to the truth. There must be plenty of witnesses to tell us as to what hours she was keeping and the type of work she was performing. Surely it is one of the easier things to do for many of our investigative agencies.

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