Saudi Arabia continues to be defiant even in the face of a serious rape charge against its Delhi-based diplomat, who has been accused of rape and torture by two Nepalese women working at his house in Gurgaon on the outskirts of the national capital. Sources said that the Saudi government feels the media is jumping the gun on the case and attacking the country's dignity.
The sources also said that Saudi Arabia has conveyed that if the diplomat has done anything wrong, action will be taken against him.
The Saudi government has also questioned why the complainant didn't seek help at the airport in India when she returned from Jeddah.
Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador Saud Mohammed Alsati was called in by the External Affairs Ministry and told that the Haryana police is seeking cooperation in the case, a day after the ministry received a report about the case from police.
"MEA Chief of Protocol called in Saudi Ambassador today and conveyed request of Haryana Police for cooperation of Embassy in the case of 2 Nepali citizens," Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said.
Gurgaon Police on Wednesday night had sent a "detailed" report to the ministry on their investigation into the case. The report was sent hours after a second medical examination of the two women confirmed rape and sodomy, said Rajesh Chechi, ACP (Crime) of Gurgaon Police.
The Saudi Embassy had issued a statement on Wednesday terming the allegations "false" and said it has protested the police "intrusion" into a diplomat's house against "all diplomatic conventions".
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