Subsequent revelations that she was strip searched and held in jail with drug addicts and criminals triggered a row between the two sides.
Her lawyer Daniel Arshack said Diplomatic Security Services agent Mark Smith, who handled the investigation and arrest of Khobragade, made a “serious” goof-up as he erred in determining the salary of her domestic help from paperwork submitted by the Indian diplomat to US authorities.
Arshack said Smith “erroneously and disastrously” concluded that the amount of USD 4,500 listed as monthly salary in the visa application form submitted by Khobragade was the payment to be made to Richard.
Arshack stated that USD 4,500 was the monthly base salary of Khobragade and not that of Richard.
