Krittika Biswas was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing. At a news conference, the 18-year-old said she was removed from her Queens high school in handcuffs in February and held for more than 24 hours. The lawsuit says another student was later found to have sent the obscene e-mails but was never arrested.

The suit says Biswas is seeking $1.5 million and a key to the city. Biswas is the daughter of Debashish Biswas, the vice consul at the Consulate General of India in Manhattan.