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{{Infobox person
| name = Amrit Lugun
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| caption = Amrit Lugun
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|11|22}}
| birth_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], India
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| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] (Political science and sociology)
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]
| occupation = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS Officer]]
| years_active = 1998–2023
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| relatives = [[Sushila Kerketta]] (mother-in-law)
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'''Amrit Lugun''' (born 22 November 1962, in [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]) is a retired [[Indian Forest Service|IFS officer]], who served as the [[List of ambassadors of India to Greece|Ambassador of India to Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elinepa.org/shri-amrit-lugun-appointed-new-ambassador-of-india-to-greece/|title=Shri Amrit Lugun appointed new Ambassador of India to Greece|date=5 October 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Lugun's mother-in-law [[Sushila Kerketta]] was a Congress MLA and the party candidate from [[Khunti]] parliamentary constituency in [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/diplomacy/story/19991004-case-of-domestic-violence-involving-indian-diplomat-in-paris-takes-on-political-tones-824865-1999-10-04|title=Case of domestic violence involving Indian diplomat in Paris takes on political tones|first1=Shiraz|last1=Sidhva|first2= Sanjay Kumar|last2=Jha|orig-date=4 October 1999|date=29 January 2013|website=India Today|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
Lugun served as Desk Officer for India Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme in the Ministry of External Affairs from July 1993 to June 1995. He was a Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Doha, [[Qatar]] from June 1995 to September 1998. He served as First Secretary at the Embassy of India, Paris, France from October 1998 to December 2001.{{cn|date=February 2026}}

After Paris, Lugun was First Secretary at the Embassy of India, [[Algiers]], Algeria from January 2002 to August 2004. At the Ministry of External Affairs from September 2004 to December 2008, he was a Director in the territorial divisions of Eurasia and Latin America. From March 2009 to September 2010 he was posted to the Indian Embassy, Manila. He then served as Director in the [[SAARC Secretariat]] in Kathmandu, Nepal.{{cn|date=February 2026}}

Mr. Amrit Lugun was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the [[Republic of Yemen]] from 2013 to 2015. During his tenure in Yemen, he was commended for his contribution to [[Operation Raahat]] under which around 6500 people were evacuated from Yemen. Later he served as the Ambassador of India to Sudan, with concurrent accreditation to Eritrea from 2015 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Advisers, MIICCIA |url=https://miiccia.com/honorary-advisers.aspx |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=miiccia.com}}</ref>

For the final assignment of his diplomatic career, Mr. Amrit Lugun was appointed as the [[List of ambassadors of India to Greece|Ambassador of India to Greece]], serving from July 2020 to November 2022, where he focused on advancing bilateral ties, including defence and cultural cooperation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Embassy of India, Athens, Greece : The Ambassador |url=http://www.indianembassy.gr/eoi.php?id=Ambassador |website=indianembassy.gr |accessdate=19 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Ambassadors {{!}} Embassy of India, Athens, Greece |url=https://www.indiaingreece.gov.in/page/former-ambassadors/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=www.indiaingreece.gov.in |language=english}}</ref>

==Lalita Oraon abuse case==
While Lugun served as the First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Paris in 1999, his family's live-in servant, Lalita Oraon, escaped from the household. She was put in the custody of the Committee Against Modern Slavery, an anti-slavery NGO, after being found on Paris streets by police.<ref name="abuse">{{cite news |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |title=Indian diplomat accused of torturing servant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/sep/17/jonhenley1 |work=The Guardian |date=16 September 1999}}</ref> Oraon alleged she was beaten, threatened, and sexually abused by her employer.<ref name="abuse"/>

The Indian Ambassador in Paris at the time [[Kanwal Sibal]] strongly supported Lugun and in a statement, the Indian Embassy accused the anti-slavery group of "indecent lies" against Lugun and claimed that some of the injuries were self-inflicted or due to escape.<ref name="enquiry">{{cite news |last=Sidhva |first=Shiraz |date=4 October 1999 |title=Case of domestic violence involving Indian diplomat in Paris takes on political tones |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/diplomacy/story/19991004-case-of-domestic-violence-involving-indian-diplomat-in-paris-takes-on-political-tones-824865-1999-10-04 |accessdate=27 August 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref name="abuse"/> However, the allegations did not lead to any formal charges or court proceedings. Lalita Oraon did not pursue the matter legally, and there is no public record of any judicial conclusion. As a result, the case did not progress further beyond the initial media coverage and diplomatic controversy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-02-18 |title=The tale of Lalita Oraon |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30253414.ece |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-09-18 |title=Outlook India - India's Best Magazine{{!}} Find Latest News, Top Headlines, Live Updates |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/making-a-difference/the-french-correction-news-208151 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>

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