Crime

India-West Staff Reporter OCALA, FL – Kirtan Patel, 24, has pled guilty to attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. Patel faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. The sentence date

NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - The U.S. fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani appears strong, legal experts say, but extradition to stand trial in the United States remains unlikely. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed an indictment in November accusing Adani

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, on December 12, commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals serving lengthy prison terms, in a move aimed at promoting fairness in sentencing and rehabilitation. Among those granted clemency are

India-West News Desk NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Anudeep Revuri, a 23-year-old Rutgers University alumnus, has been charged with leading a sophisticated drug trafficking network that allegedly catered to students through a private social media app. Prosecutors in Middlesex County, say the

Photo: New Haven Police Department India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - A 41-year-old woman, Jill Augelli, has been arrested in connection with the October 2023 hit-and-run death of Priyanshu Agwal, a 23-year-old Indian graduate student at the University of New Haven. Authorities

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Aliya Fakhri, sister of Rockstar-fame actor Nargis Fakhri, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and arson in connection with a deadly fire in Queens. The November 2 blaze claimed the lives

CHICAGO, IL (ANI) - An Indian student, Nukarapu Sai Teja, 22, from Telangana, was fatally shot outside a store in Chicago on November 29. The incident occurred around 6:00 p.m. local time during what was initially reported as an attempted

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied a third attempt for bail by hip hop star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, citing serious concerns over the safety of the community and evidence of misconduct. In his

India-West News Desk BRAMPTON - Peel Regional Police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old Indian man from Brampton, Arshdeep Singh, in connection with the sexual assault of three women earlier this month. Singh faces multiple charges, including kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual

India-West Staff Reporter AUSTIN, TX - Osman Syed, the owner and operator of a Texas laboratory, has been charged in connection with his involvement in a massive $79 million respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) testing fraud scheme. According to court documents, Syed,

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - On November 20, the U.S. Justice Department indicted 57-year-old Sanjay Kaushik of Oregon for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia. Kaushik was charged with attempting to illegally export dual-use aviation components—designed for both civilian

Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on U.S. bribery allegations related to a bombshell federal indictment against him, a court filing showed. The SEC is

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of the Adani Group and one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, has been indicted in New York for his alleged role in a multibillion-dollar fraud and bribery scheme, according

Photo: Sherburne County Sheriff India-West News Desk MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The tragic deaths of a Gujarati family attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border have taken center stage as the trial for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and his alleged accomplice, Steve Shand, 50,

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - The US State Department on November 18 declined to comment on the potential deportation of Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi, who is wanted in connection with a firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence. The State Department stated that

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was arrested in California by the US Immigration Department when it was found that he had a forged document on him. The Indian Express said that

India-West News Desk WINNIPEG – All charges against Arul Savari, an Indian priest accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl, were stayed on the second day of his trial. The decision was announced by Crown attorney Danielle Simard in the Court of

India-West Staff Reporter SANTA CLARA, CA – Kishore Dattapuram, 55, has pleaded guilty in federal court to visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Dattapuram was charged alongside two other

OTTAWA (ANI) - A Peel Regional Police officer has been suspended after being identified in videos from a protest at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton on November 3, CBC News reported. The officer in question, Sergeant Harinder Sohi, is

India-West News Desk HALIFAX -Days after the tragic discovery of an Indian woman’s body in a walk-in oven at a Walmart bakery here, a coworker has voiced suspicions that the 19-year-old may have been forced into the oven. Gursimran Kaur, an employee

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, was spared jail time on October 30, receiving a sentence of time served and three years of supervised release due to his extensive cooperation with

Photo: Reuters via FBI Handout NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - The former Indian government official charged in the US for directing a foiled murder plot had been arrested in New Delhi in December in an attempted murder case, according to court records

Photo: FBI WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer for allegedly directing a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist and Indian critic in New York City, with the FBI warning against such a

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India and Canada expelled six of each other’s diplomats in tit-for-tat moves after Ottawa accused Indian government agents of links to the 2023 murder of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),

Photo:Fox 5 New York India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - The family of Kishan Patel, a New Jersey man left paralyzed following a road rage incident involving an off-duty NYPD officer, has filed a lawsuit against the officer, the city of New

India-West News Desk SACRAMENTO, CA - Authorities and community leaders have strongly condemned the desecration of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Mather, near here, where anti-Hindu, anti-Modi graffiti was discovered on the night of September 25.This incident comes just days

Photo: health.usnews.com India-West News DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO - A licensed plastic surgeon in Colorado, Rupesh Jain, 53, is facing multiple felony charges following a shooting spree on September 16 that left one man injured. Jain, who is currently under a mental

India-West News Desk LONG ISLAND, NY - A 72-year-old doctor from Manhasset, Long Island, has been charged with sexual abuse and forcible touching of a patient at a Woodhaven urgent care facility. Amir Sitafalwalla was arrested on September 9 by detectives from

India-West Staff Reporter ATLANTA, GA - Sanjay Patel, an attorney who formerly operated a real estate law firm here, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $300,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to using his attorney

India-West Staff Reporter MELVILLE, NY - The BAPS Swaminarayan Temple officials on September 16, said they were saddened that we must once again appeal for peace in the face of hate and intolerance.” The previous night, the temple was hit by hate-filled

BROOKLYN, NY (REUTERS) - A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran is set to appear in court shortly on charges of scheming to assassinate an American politician in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards top commander Qassem

CHENNAI, (ANI) - The US Consul General in Chennai, Chris Hodges, organized a five-day workshop on antiquities trafficking prevention, held from September 9 - 13. The event was a collaborative effort with the governments of India, Nepal, and Tamil Nadu,

Photo: US District Court, Cincinnati India-West Staff Reporter CINCINNATI, OH – A federal grand jury has charged two men in connection with a series of armed robberies and the murder of Roop C. Gupta, the owner of Madeira Beverage here. Gupta was killed

Photo:Reuters/Andrew Kelly/Illustration BOSTON, MA (REUTERS) - A former salesman for a manufacturer of laser welding machines was arrested on September 9 on charges that he conspired to evade US export control laws to sell his company's products to a division of

Photo: Reuters NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - Following the arrest of Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani national residing in Canada, for attempting to support and provide resources to ISIS, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reaffirmed Canada’s zero tolerance for terrorism and

By Sunita Sorabhji A young Thai American bartender, who was pepper-sprayed as suspects yelled “Go back to your country,” believes she was victimized twice: once during the attack, and then again at the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, which refused to

Photo: Reuters/Elijah Nouvelage WINDER, GA (ANI) - Expressing condolences for the victims of a shooting incident at a school here, President Joe Biden has called on Republicans to work with Democrats in the US Congress to pass gun safety legislation to

Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES, CA (REUTERS) - The woman charged with illegally supplying the drug ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry before his overdose death will face trial in March, according to court documents released on September 3. Dr. Salvador Plasencia,

DALLAS, TX (ANI) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez Singh. Notably, Rodriguez Singh has ties to India and Mexico. She is wanted for

Photo Source: Mamta Kafle Bhatt/Facebook (Right), Manassas Park Police Department (Left) MANASSAS PARK, VA — In a tense courtroom on the morning of August 26, a judge ruled that Naresh Bhatt, 37, be held without bond following his arrest last week.

India-West News DeskTUSCALOOSA, AL - Dr. Ramesh Babu Peramsetty, the founder and medical director of the Crimson Care Network, was shot and killed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on August 23. The network, which manages several local clinics, confirmed his passing in

Photo: Oakland County Sheriff's Office India-West News Desk DETROIT, MI - Oumair Aejaz, a 40-year-old physician from Rochester Hills, has been charged with multiple sex crimes involving both adults and children. The charges against Aejaz include one count of child sexually abusive

Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor's Office India-West News Desk EDISON, NJ - Amitoj Oberoi, a 31-year-old former Edison Township police officer, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for a high-speed, drunken driving crash that claimed the lives of two passengers. The

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA –Jasveen Sangha, a dual British and American citizen dubbed the "Ketamine Queen," is facing serious charges related to the tragic death of actor Matthew Perry. She, along with two doctors and three others including Perry's personal

BOSTON, MA (ANI) - The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Mahantesh G. Kivadasannavar has requested Sara Minkara, the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights at the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, to advocate for the inclusion

India-West Staff Reporter ERIE, PA – An Indian national residing here on a student visa has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, US Attorney Eric G. Olshan

India-West Staff Reporter HOUSTON, TX - An Indian national has been charged with selling and shipping counterfeit oncology pharmaceuticals worth tens of thousands of dollars into the US, following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Houston on July 25. The

Photo: Rutherford County Sheriff MURFREESBORO, TN - Meer Patel, a store clerk here, has been accused of stealing a $1 million winning lottery ticket from its rightful owner and attempting to cash in on the prize. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Photo: REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS) - The man accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in New York two years ago now faces federal terrorism charges for his alleged support for Hezbollah, according to an indictment unsealed on

Photo: OpenOversight India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA - A Seattle Police Department officer has been terminated following outrage over his insensitive remarks and laughter after the tragic death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian student. Kandula was struck and killed by a