Indian officials suggest there was really no exploitation in Richard's case as diplomats who bring domestic help from India take care of all their needs such as housing, food, medical treatment, and trips back home besides paying a fairly decent salary by Indian standards.
But be as it may, Khobragade's is the third such case involving the Indian consulate in New York.
In June 2011, Santosh Bharadwaj, a former housekeeper had sued India's then Consul General in New York Prabhu Dayal accusing him of intimidating her into a year of forced labour. A year later he reportedly settled the case on undisclosed terms.
