New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- India has asked the Kenyan government to waive the diplomatic immunity of a Kenyan diplomat's son in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly assaulting a minor at a Delhi school last year, the external affairs ministry said on Friday.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a media briefing that the Indian side is pursuing the matter with Kenyan government.

"We have requested the Kenyan government to waive the diplomatic immunity of the person concerned," he said.

The incident occurred last August, when a five-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on two occasions by the Kenyan student on a school bus. A case was registered against him under relevant sections at Gr...