New York, Jan 10 (PTI): Senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was today indicted for visa fraud and making false statements by a grand jury which held that the charges against her will remain even as she headed back to India after being accorded full diplomatic immunity.

“Khobragade instructed the victim to lie and not say anything about actually being paid only Rs 30000 per month,” the indictment alleged.

The indictment further states that around February 2013, Richard told Khobragade “on several occasions” that she wanted to end the employment contract and return to India because she felt she was being “mistreated.