New Delhi: Sources have told NDTV that Anil Verma, an Indian diplomat in UK, is being transferred back to India. He is accused of physically abusing his wife.
Sources said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken a very serious view of the incident. Anil Verma will face action on his return, if any, only under Indian laws, they added.
An IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, Anil Verma is the third senior-most diplomat and Minister (economic) in the Indian High Commission in the UK.
He had reportedly sought immunity from prosecution after being questioned by the police over claims that he assaulted his wife in December.
Anil Verma' wife has gone into hiding with the couple's five-year-old son over fears for her safety, the 'Daily Mail' reported."Throughout their time over here, Anil would boast about his diplomatic immunity and he would tell Paromita that no one could touch him because of it. He would goad her and say, 'Call the police as many times as you want. I've got diplomatic immunity'.
"He was shameless with it. He has been given so much power and he is abusing it. Paromita has gone into hiding and seriously fears that her safety and health are in jeopardy," a close family friend of the Vermas was quoted by the British newspaper as saying.
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Sources said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken a very serious view of the incident. Anil Verma will face action on his return, if any, only under Indian laws, they added.
An IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, Anil Verma is the third senior-most diplomat and Minister (economic) in the Indian High Commission in the UK.
He had reportedly sought immunity from prosecution after being questioned by the police over claims that he assaulted his wife in December.
Anil Verma' wife has gone into hiding with the couple's five-year-old son over fears for her safety, the 'Daily Mail' reported."Throughout their time over here, Anil would boast about his diplomatic immunity and he would tell Paromita that no one could touch him because of it. He would goad her and say, 'Call the police as many times as you want. I've got diplomatic immunity'.
"He was shameless with it. He has been given so much power and he is abusing it. Paromita has gone into hiding and seriously fears that her safety and health are in jeopardy," a close family friend of the Vermas was quoted by the British newspaper as saying.
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