The senior Saudi diplomat, who >has been accused of raping two Nepalese women, on Wednesday met senior External Affairs Ministry officials and protested the action by Gurgaon police at his residence which he claimed was in violation of the Vienna Convention.

According to official sources, the diplomat, who is of the rank of First Secretary in the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, met Joint Secretary Thanglura Darlong in the MEA and protested against the “police intrusion.”

Meanwhile, the embassy of Saudi Arabia issued a statement terming “false” the allegations of sexual assault against the diplomat.

The embassy would, however, wait for clarification from the MEA about the matter and the outcome of the investigations into the allegations, it said.

The women had been held in the upmarket residential area of DLF-Phase II in Gurgaon. The Gurgaon police raided the home after the Nepalese embassy in Delhi contacted the government for help.