NEW DELHI: A female Indian diplomat told how she broke down in tears after being arrested, stripped and cavity-searched in New York, as the United States (US) embassy became the focus on Wednesday of outrage at her treatment.

Devyani Khobragade, the deputy consul general in New York, described how she endured “repeated handcuffing, stripping and cavity searches” after her arrest, which has sparked a series of diplomatic reprisals from India.

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