India, Sept. 26 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Police, in its probe into the escape of a Russian woman from the country in defiance of Supreme Court's order, has named a second Russian Embassy official for allegedly assisting the woman to escape from the country in July this year.

In its latest status report filed ahead of the hearing in the case on Friday, the police said that it has sought clarification from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the diplomatic immunity status available to the two officials who need to be interrogated on their role in assisting the woman, Viktoriia Basu, escape from India along with her minor son.

According to the report, a copy of which was accessed by HT, the two officials are posted with the Russian Em...