India has summoned the US Ambassador to object to the arrest of the Indian Deputy Consul General in New York. Devyani Khobragade was arrested for alleged visa fraud.

India's External Affairs Ministry says it is "shocked and appalled" at the manner the diplomat has been humiliated by the US authorities. It says the treatment was unacceptable , and it will take up the matter "forcefully". The diplomat was arrested by the US police on Thursday when she was dropping her daughter off at school. She is accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her Manhattan housekeeper. She has pleaded not guilty, and has been freed on a 250 thousand dollar bail. Her lawyer says she will challenge the arrest on grounds of diplomatic immunity.