(CNN) -- At the request of the government of India, the United States will withdraw one official from its embassy in New Delhi over tensions involving a case surrounding an Indian diplomat. The decision comes as Devyani Khobragade, whose December arrest and strip search in New York strained ties between New Delhi and Washington, headed back to India. State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said she hopes this will help gain closure in the incident. U.S. prosecutors accuse Khobragade of lying in a visa application about how much she paid her housekeeper. She was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on one count of visa fraud and one count of making false statements.
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U.S. official hopes the move will reduce tensions
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Devyani Khobragade arrives in India after leaving United States
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Khobragade was indicted on federal counts of visa fraud and making false statements
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India's former deputy consul general in New York was strip-searched after her arrest
When @placeholder refused the U.S. request to waive the immunity so that she could face the charges against her, she had to leave the country, the officials said.