Government today said the French Consulate official, accused of raping his three-and-a-half- year-old daughter, will get his due punishment through the courts. Minister of State for
External Affairs Preneet Kaur said that this is the worst kind of crime that can be committed and the law has taken its course.

He has been arrested. The French official, Pascal Mazurier, was arrested in Bangalore today, a day after the Ministry Home Affairs clarified to the city police that the accused did not enjoy
any diplomatic immunity and action can be taken as per law. He has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody.