Two senior U.S. officials said that the State Department had no choice but to grant Khobragade full diplomatic immunity once she was accredited to the United Nations because she did not pose a national security threat , which is the only reason for which , in very rare cases , immunity is denied . U.S. official hopes the move will reduce tensions . Devyani Khobragade arrives in India after leaving United States . She was arrested on federal charges of visa fraud and making false statements . India 's former deputy consul general in New York was strip - searched after her arrest .
U.S. official hopes the move will reduce tensions . Devyani Khobragade arrives in India after leaving United States . She was arrested on federal charges of visa fraud and making false statements . India 's former deputy consul general in New York was strip - searched after her arrest .