WELLINGTON: Delhi’s top diplomat in New Zealand said he would return to India but denied that his relocation was linked to accusations that his wife had assaulted a staff member.
Police said a member of staff at the Indian diplomatic mission alleged he was assaulted by Sharmila Thapar, the wife of High Commissioner Ravi Thapar, but declined to lay a formal complaint.
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