Crime

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Harneet Singh, a 25-year-old from India, following an 18-wheeler crash in Florida that killed three people.  Singh was a passenger in the truck, which was driven by his

India-West Staff Reporter LAKE FOREST, IL – An Illinois physician, Dr. Krishnaswami Sriram of Lake Forest, has been sentenced to 34 months in prison after being convicted of health care fraud and for concealing assets and lying to the IRS. The

WASHINGTON, D.C.- A coordinated operation between the FBI and Indian authorities has led to the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, a fugitive on the FBI's 'Top 10 Most Wanted' list. Singh was wanted in Texas for the alleged murder of her six-year-old son, Noel

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA — Jasveen Sangha, a 42-year-old dual U.S. and U.K. citizen known as the “Ketamine Queen,” has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges linked to the 2023 overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, federal prosecutors

Photo: Intel India-West News Desk PORTLAND, OR — Former Intel engineer Varun Gupta has been sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay a $34,472 fine after admitting to stealing thousands of confidential files from the semiconductor manufacturer before moving to

Inset Photo: United States Marshal Service Crash Photo: St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office India-West News Desk MIAMI, FL - An Indian national who entered the United States illegally in 2018 now faces deportation following a tragic crash in Florida that killed three people.

India-West Staff Reporter HOUSTON, TX—Dr. Ajay Aggarwal, a Houston-based anesthesiologist and pain medicine doctor, has agreed to pay a settlement of over $2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent claims to federal healthcare programs. The settlement, totaling $2,053,515, concludes

India-West News Desk OMAHA, NE — Federal, state, and local authorities have charged five individuals, all of Indian descent, with running a sprawling human trafficking, drug trafficking, and immigration fraud operation out of several hotels in the Omaha metro area and central Nebraska. The

India-West News Desk INDIANAPOLIS, IN - On August 10, the welcome sign at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Greenwood, a suburb of Indianapolis, was defaced with black spray paint bearing the words “Hindustan, Modi Murdabad.” For observers, the use of “Hindustan,”

Photo: Sikh Coalition India-West Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD, CA — Police have arrested a suspect in the brutal beating of a 70-year-old Sikh man in North Hollywood, an attack that has left the victim hospitalized in critical condition after multiple surgeries. Los Angeles police

India-West Staff Reporter HOLLYWOOD, CA - Los Angeles police are investigating an apparent hate crime after a 70-year-old Sikh man was brutally attacked outside a convenience store near the Sikh Gurdwara on Lankershim Boulevard. Harpal Singh, a retired college mathematics professor originally

OTTAWA- A 32-year-old man, who fired a bullet that killed Indian medical student Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada, has been arrested, local media reported. The accused, Jerdaine Foster, was arrested in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on August 5 and has been charged with

AHMEDABAD- Gujarat Police have successfully dismantled an illegal call centre operating in the Hansol area of Ahmedabad, which was targeting American citizens through a fraudulent loan scheme. The action has drawn praise from the United States, as the two nations' law enforcement

Photo: Border crossing in ME/Wikipedia India-West News Desk BRIDGEWATER, ME — Border Patrol agents in Houlton, arrested two Indian nationals on August 1 for illegally crossing the border on foot near Bridgewater. The individuals face prosecution and will be placed in removal proceedings,

India-West News Desk SAN DIEGO, CA - An associate professor at the University of California San Diego is under police investigation following a viral video that captured a vigilante sting operation. The video, published by a group called "People v Preds,"

Photo:Wikipedia India-West News Desk MUMBAI - A dentist and an engineer, have been sentenced to jail for stealing luxury goods while in transit to Mumbai, at Changi Airport. Kapadia Husain Zoher, 35, received an 18-day jail term, while his wife, Kapadia Amatullah, 30, was

Photo: DoJ India-West News Desk STOCKTON, CA- A federal grand jury has indicted Jashanpreet Singh, 26, the founder of the "Punjabi Devils" Motorcycle Club, on serious firearms offenses, including the unlawful possession of a machine gun. Singh, of Lodi, was arrested at San

Picture Credit -Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office India-West News Desk MARTINEZ, CA -An airline pilot from Florida and awoman have been arrested and charged in a multi-count felony complaint related to the sexual abuse of a minor in Contra Costa County.  Detectives with

India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced the impending deportation of Manjot Singh, the 25-year-old Indian citizen, who was recently arrested here. Singh, who entered the country illegally, has a lengthy criminal record, including

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA –A Delta Airlines co-pilot was arrested on July 26 at San Francisco International Airport in connection with an ongoing child sex abuse investigation, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of

NEW YORK, NY- A lone gunman went on a rampage at a posh Park Avenue office building in New York, shooting dead a Bangladeshi immigrant police officer and three others before killing himself. The shooter entered the building housing the world's

India-West News Desk ALPHARETTA, GA - Sudhakar Gogireddy, 34, of Alpharetta, was among twelve men apprehended in Cherokee County during "Operation Phantom Whisper," a multi-agency sting targeting child exploitation. The three-day operation, which concluded on July 17 involved investigators posing online as

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA — Manjot Singh, a 25-year-old Indian citizen with a lengthy criminal record in the US, has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Singh’s prior arrests, totaling at least six, include charges

Photo: Little India, Artesia/India Journal India-West Staff Reporter ARTESIA, CA – In response to a recent surge in audacious smash-and-grab jewelry heists, particularly in the city's vibrant Little India district, the City of Artesia has announced a significant expansion of its public

Photo: Nassau County Police India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, used astrology and spiritual claims to defraud an elderly woman out of more than $60,000 by promising fortune-telling and "evil spirit removal" services. According to Nassau County police, Muneppa

Photo: njinternalmedicine.com India-West Staff Reporter NEWARK, NJ – A New Jersey physician has been charged with illegally distributing opioids in exchange for sexual favors and defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. Ritesh Kalra, 51, of Secaucus, faces a five-count federal complaint, including three counts of distributing

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk PLANO, TX — A Plano couple prominent in North Texas’s Bollywood cultural scene now faces serious legal charges related to a large-scale fraud scheme, according to CBS News. Sidhartha "Sammy" Mukherjee and his wife, Sunita Mukherjee, have

LAFAYETTE, LA (IANS) — Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, a Louisiana businessman with roots in the has been charged in a sweeping federal visa fraud conspiracy involving three police chiefs, a city marshal, and at least 25 fake crime victims. Prosecutors say

India-West Staff Reporter BECKLEY, WVA –A 57-year-old physician has pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to the illegal distribution of powerful opioid medications, marking another development in a sweeping investigation into a network of pain clinics at the center of the region’s

Photo: Nassau County PD India-West Staff Reporter MINEOLA, NY – A Brooklyn man has escaped a prison sentence after pleading guilty to secretly filming patients in bathroom facilities at a Long Island sleep center. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 47, a former sleep technician at the Northwell

India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL – A police bodycam video showing the arrest of an Indian tourist at a Target store in suburban Schaumburg has gone viral, triggering a wave of commentary on social media and opening a broader conversation about

Photo: Screengrab @SJSheriff India-West News Desk STOCKTON, CA -Eight individuals, including Pavittar Singh Batala, an alleged gangster on India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) "most wanted" list, were arrested in the United States on July 11. The arrests, made by the FBI and local

Photo: Social Media India-West News Desk MUMBAI- After two decades on the run, Monika Kapoor, accused in a 2002 import-export fraud case, was extradited from the US to India by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 9. Kapoor, proprietor of M/s Monika

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI- Nehal Deepak Modi, brother of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, was arrested by U.S. authorities on July 4 in connection with the multi-billion-dollar Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.  His arrest follows a formal extradition request from

Photo: FBI Sacramento India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC- US-based Khalistani terrorist Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, arrested in April, will soon be repatriated to India, sources told NDTV on July 7. Singh is a key figure wanted in connection with at least 16 terror attacks

 Photo: Oklahoma County Detention Center India-West News Report MIAMI-DADE -A 36-year-old pediatrician, Dr. Neha Gupta, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the drowning death of her 4-year-old daughter, Aria Talathi. The arrest was made in Oklahoma City

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC — In one of the largest crackdowns on an international pharmaceutical trafficking syndicate, India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested eight individuals and triggered enforcement actions across the United States, Australia, and Europe. The operation, dubbed Med

India-West News Desk ARTESIA/SUNNYVALE, CA - California jewelers are on high alert after a string of audacious smash-and-grab robberies, primarily targeting Indian-owned establishments across the Bay Area and Southern California. These incidents, often involving multiple suspects and stolen vehicles, have resulted

Photo: FBI Dallas India-West News Desk DALLAS, TX - The FBI has added Cindy Rodriguez Singh, a U.S. citizen with ties to India and Mexico, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for the alleged murder of her six-year-old son, Noel Alvarez.

Photo: ​Utah County Sheriff's Office (Left), Utah Temple (Right) India-West News Desk SPANISH FORK, UT — A series of shootings at the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple here has left the local Hindu community shaken and searching for answers. Temple leaders are calling the

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk HAMILTON  — Police have charged a 42-year-old man with second-degree murder after partial human remains found in a Hamilton-area landfill were confirmed to belong to Shalini Singh. Jeffery Smith, Singh’s live-in partner, was arrested on June 20 in

India-West News Desk TORONTO — A major split has surfaced within one of India’s most feared criminal networks, with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, currently incarcerated in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail, reportedly severing ties with his longtime ally, Goldy Brar, who is believed to

India-West News Desk FREMONT, CA — A long-standing family-run jewelry store here was left shattered—literally and emotionally—after a brazen smash-and-grab robbery on June 18 that involved more than a dozen masked assailants. According to NBC Bay Area News, the suspects used a car

Photo: Burnet County Jail India-West Staff Reporter AUSTIN, TX – An Indian student from Gujarat has been sentenced to over five years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in a conspiracy that defrauded elderly Americans out of nearly $2.7 million

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – The offices of Congressmen Shri Thanedar (D-MI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) confirmed that their names appeared on a hitlist recovered from the suspect in the recent Minnesota shooting that targeted state lawmakers. On June 17, both the U.S. Capitol

Photos: FBI India-West News Desk MINNEAPOLIS, MN - On June 14, Minnesota was rocked by a horrific act of political violence: the assassination of State Representative Melissa Hortman, a former House Speaker, and her husband, along with the shooting of State Senator

Photo: LinkedIn. India-West Staff Reporter CHICAGO, IL – A suburban Chicago physician has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-year scheme to defraud Medicaid and private insurers. She was also ordered to pay approximately $1.5 million in

NEW YORK, NY  (IANS)- An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over six years in prison for his role in a nearly $2 million scheme that defrauded senior citizens through overseas call centers. On June 11, Federal Judge William Jung sentenced

India-West News Desk MINEOLA, NY - Navdeep Singh, a 48-year-old construction company owner from Nassau County, has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a plot to kidnap and murder a former business associate. Prosecutors announced the charges on June 9, detailing a chilling

Photo: FBI Sacramento India-West News Desk STOCKTON, CA - A fugitive sought by India on multiple serious charges, including attempted murder, extortion, criminal conspiracy, and illegal use of firearms, was arrested in California on June 6. was apprehended here, through a joint operation. Lakhvinder Kumar’s