The father of the Indian diplomat at the center of a slave wage controversy has now accused the housekeeper of being a CIA mole. Uttam Khobragade, a former bureaucrat, accused daughter Devyani's housekeeper of the espionage during a bizarre press conference Thursday in Mumbai. Sources also confirmed the family's suspicions of maid Sangeeta Richard's spying to Mail Today hot on the heels of revelations she enjoyed working for Ms Kobragade. Concerned: Uttam Khobragade, father of arrested Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, has accused her former housekeeper of being a CIA mole Scapegoat: Mr Khobragade railed against the US government, saying the ordeal was a plot to ruin his daughter Devyani's reputation
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Sangeeta Richard, 42, from Kerala, was employed as housekeeper to diplomat Devyani Khobragade in November 2012
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She recently came forward to accuse Ms Khobragade of treating her like a slave, and paying her only $3.31 an hour
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Ms Khobragade was arrested by New York authorities and strip searched
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Father Uttam Khobragade has accused the servant of being a CIA mole
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Sources confirmed the family's suspicions to Mail Today
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Indian government outrage has escalated into an international incident
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