Krittika Biswas -- daughter of the vice counsel at the Indian consulate in Manhattan, Debashish Biwas -- also claimed that she was ill-treated in the prison.

An Indian diplomat's daughter has sued the New York City authorities for $1.5 million for her "wrongful arrest" on the suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teacher.



Krittika Biswas -- daughter of the vice consul at the Indian consulate in Manhattan, Debashish Biwas -- also claimed that she was ill-treated in the prison.



She was arrested by the New York police after she was accused of sending obscene mails to her teacher in Queens' John Browne High School.



In her petition, Krittika said she had been detained for over 24 hours in spite of her pointing out to the police that she had diplomatic immunity. The charges against her were dropped after the police found out that a student of Chinese origin was the real culprit behind the obscene mails.



Krittika claimed she was ill-treated in the prison, as she was not allowed to use the bathroom for quite long during her custody. Her lawyer Rajiv Batra said that her over 24-hour arrest on the February 8 this year was a violation of international law, federal law as well as the state and city laws.