India, Oct. 15 -- An India-born US State Department employee has been arrested after being accused of allegedly retaining classified records and meeting with the Chinese were framed in an affidavit in a federal court in Virginia. On October 13, Ashley Tellis, one of the most prominent experts on India in the US and a senior adviser at the State Department, was charged the unlawful retention of national defense information.

According to court documents accessed by Hindustan Times, Tellis is accused of unlawfully retaining classified national defense materials and allegedly holding multiple meetings with Chinese government officials.

Born in India, 64-year-old Ashley Tellis is a key figure in the US state department, serving as an adviser...