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NYTimes | The latest development in the case came as American officials expressed
concern that relatives of the victim, Sangeeta Richard, might be
subjected to intimidation in India, where they lived.
Preet Bharara,
the United States attorney in Manhattan, whose office is prosecuting
Ms. Khobragade, said in a written statement on Wednesday that it became
necessary to “evacuate” the victim’s family, which has been brought to
the United States. He said the family “reportedly was confronted in
numerous ways regarding this case.”
The State Department on Thursday confirmed, without offering details,
that the government had “taken steps to reunite” the family and was
aware of “allegations that the family was intimidated in India.”
A person close to Ms. Richard’s family described several episodes that
frightened family members. In one case, Ms. Richard’s husband, while
bicycling with one of his children, was confronted by a man with a gun
who demanded that his wife return home.
Ms. Richard’s husband said he had been called more than once by Ms.
Khobragade’s father, who asked him to make his wife return to India, the
person said. Yet another time, Ms. Richard’s husband was interrogated
by the police in India about his wife’s whereabouts in the United
States.
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