Waive Immunity for Anil Verma: UK tells India

Britain asked India to waive off the diplomatic immunity for senior Indian diplomat Anil Verma, accused of assaulting his wife on monday.

The ministry reportedly took a strong view of the incident in which Anil Verma had used his diplomatic immunity in UK to escape law after allegedly assaulting his wife.

When the police arrived, Anil Verma Verma, minister (economic) in the Indian mission, claimed diplomatic immunity and escaped action.

Media reports in UK which also said the wife of the diplomat, Paromita Verma, has gone into hiding with her son fearing she might be forced back to India and sought the permission of the UK government to stay there on humanitarian grounds.