Crime

NEW YORK, NY - US authorities have praised the bravery of a person who alerted police to an alleged mass-shooting plot targeting the Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, helping avert a potentially deadly attack. Palatine Police Chief William Nord praised the

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Manjit Singh Bedi, an Indian-origin grocery store owner on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list, has been returned to the US from India to face charges of defrauding a federal food assistance program of at least $600,000, US officials

CHICAGO, IL-Hindu and Indian organizations in the US have condemned a mass-shooting plot against a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, during the Navaratri celebrations, urging vigilance and stronger security at places of worship amid concerns over rising anti-Hindu hatred. The Consulate

WASHINGTON, DC - The foiled mass shooting attempt at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, has sparked bipartisan condemnation and alarm among Indian American and Hindu organizations, with community leaders urging heightened security at places of worship and US officials

WASHINGTON, DC-An international operation involving law enforcement agencies from the United States, India and several other countries has disrupted major online fraud networks operating in West Africa, resulting in 28 arrests, the removal of more than 3.7 million fraudulent social

India-West News Desk ORLANDO, FL - A 48-year-old physician from Louisiana has been charged with aggravated manslaughter over the death of a seven-year-old boy at a community swimming pool in Orlando, Florida, after allegedly failing to intervene while he was in

India-West News Desk CLEVELAND, OH - A Hindu temple in suburban Cleveland was attacked with bricks on October 2 afternoon, shattering windows while priests and devotees were inside, according to two Hindu advocacy groups. The incident took place at the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu

Photo: DoJ India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA -A US jury has convicted two Indian nationals for their roles in a cargo theft conspiracy that involved fraudulently obtaining shipping contracts, stealing freight worth millions of dollars and failing to deliver the consignments

India-West News Desk TAMPA, FL - Two Indian nationals have been charged in the US in connection with an alleged scheme to distribute counterfeit Ozempic to US distributors, with one of them extradited from Italy and appearing in federal court here. The

India-West News Desk COLUMBIA, SC -  A South Carolina convenience store owner has pleaded guilty to helping stage a fake robbery so an Indian store clerk could appear to be a crime victim and seek a U visa, but the clerk

WASHINGTON, DC-The FBI has placed Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. The FBI said Singh is wanted over

India-West Desk SAN JOSE, CA - A Foster City man who worked as a ride-hailing service driver was arrested by San Jose police after a juvenile passenger reported being sexually assaulted, authorities said. Officers responded at about 10:40 pm on September 12

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI- Google has agreed to report cases involving child sexual abuse material directly to Indian law enforcement authorities, following discussions between the company and the Union government on the detection and reporting of such material online. The government

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has condemned what he described as a rise in anti-South Asian hate, calling for Republicans to join efforts to confront racism and xenophobia. In a statement September 18, Jeffries cited recent incidents

India-West News Desk ROCK SPRINGS, WY — The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver 17 times at a Wyoming rest stop has drawn condemnation from lawmakers and renewed concerns among Sikh and South Asian truck drivers over rising anti-South Asian rhetoric. Rep.

India-West News Desk ST. LOUIS, MO – Siddharth Jawahar, a 38-year-old investment adviser from India, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of more than $35 million. Jawahar, who ran the Texas-based investment company

Photo: Dignity Memorial India-West News Desk SACRAMENTO, CA - Shalini Thakur, 38, who was fatally shot outside her California workplace on September 8, had obtained a restraining order against the man accused of killing her after months of alleged stalking, harassment and

India-West News Desk AUSTIN, TX – A Texas man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in promoting a tax shelter that prosecutors said was used to conceal more than $27 million in income

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of three US lawmakers is calling on the Commerce Department to sanction three India-based companies accused of hacking and stealing data from thousands of Americans and US companies. The companies named in the

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Manjit Singh Bedi, a naturalized US citizen wanted in connection with an alleged scheme that defrauded the

India-West News Desk BROOKLYN, NY – Bhavesh Lathiya, founder of Surat-based Raxuter Chemicals, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for smuggling and distributing chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, U.S. authorities said. Lathiya, whose full name is Bhavesh Ranchhodbhai Lathiya, is a

Photo: DoJ India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - A federal court in New York has revoked the US citizenship of Gurmeet Singh, an India-born man who was convicted of rape and kidnapping after he concealed the crimes during his naturalization process. The

India-West News Desk MILPITAS, CA - Authorities in California are investigating the deaths of two women from Kerala who were killed in separate incidents in the San Francisco Bay Area within hours of each other, with relatives claiming a mutual friend

India-West News Desk TRENTON, NJ - Prospect Park Councilman Anand U. Shah has pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and official misconduct in a case involving an illegal gambling operation tied to the Lucchese crime family. Shah, 44, entered his guilty plea

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY – Gurpatwant Singh Pannun says US and Canadian authorities have separately alerted him to a fresh threat against his life. The Khalistani terrorist and general counsel of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is a dual US-Canadian

India-West News Desk GENTRY, AR – Two people accused of taking part in an elderly fraud scheme here have pleaded guilty to theft charges after an undercover operation led to their arrests. Gajera Prashant had already pleaded guilty, while Dharaben Bavadiya entered her guilty plea on August 17.

India-West News Desk MIAMI, FL – Former University of Miami urologist Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted medical students by performing inappropriate prostate examinations after surrendering to authorities following his return from Dubai. Ramasamy, 45, surrendered at Miami International Airport

EDMONTON-Two men were stabbed inside a gurdwara in Canada's Alberta province after a man allegedly disrupted morning prayers ahead of a wedding ceremony, police and community representatives said. The attack occurred at the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple on the northeastern outskirts

NEW YORK, NY- A 28-year-old man from Punjab was shot dead while delivering a pizza, in an incident suspected to have been the result of a road rage incident. Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Queens was shot on August 21 while

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - The FBI has added an Indian national identified only as Kamal to its Most Wanted list as US authorities step up a crackdown on transnational organized crime groups with links to India. The FBI alleges that Kamal

WASHINGTON, DC- US law enforcement agencies recorded an estimated 189 anti-Sikh and 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offences in 2025, according to newly released FBI data that do not provide a separate count for crimes targeting Indian Americans. The figures were calculated

India-West News Desk NEWARK, NJ - Abhishek Vijayakumar, 43, of Hasbrouck Heights, has pleaded guilty in federal court to accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor, the U.S. Department of Justice said. According to court documents, Vijayakumar knowingly accessed the material in

India -West News Desk ACTON, MA -A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murdering his mother and 14-year-old brother at their home here, with authorities saying the teenager had recently searched online for material involving the killing of his family. Arjun Aravind

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - A federal judge has postponed the sentencing of Indian national Nikhil Gupta to November 20 in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The hearing, which was originally set for

Photo: CBP India-West News Desk TUCSON, AZ - A 20-year-old Indian student has been taken into custody in connection with the death of his 19-year-old girlfriend at an apartment near the University of Arizona, according to local media reports. Varun Batchigari is accused

WOODBRIDGE, NJ -A group of masked robbers carried out a swift, highly coordinated heist at a jewelry store here, making off with jewels worth about $1 million in under a minute, according to police. Four men dressed in black entered 9Lakha

India-West News Desk HARRISBURG, PA - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has filed a federal lawsuit against State College landlord Venkatachalam Mani, accusing him of sexually harassing a female tenant and retaliating against her after she rejected his alleged

NEW YORK, NY -The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, has been convicted on federal terrorism charges. A federal jury on July 29 found Lebanese American Hadi Matar guilty of attempting to carry out the

OTTAWA-The sexual assault of a woman at a public parking facility in Canada by a ride-share driver has reignited debate over public safety, immigration and crime, with a report arguing that the incident reflects broader concerns rather than an isolated

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA  - The FBI is seeking the public's help in locating an Indian national wanted on federal drug trafficking charges linked to an alleged transnational criminal organization operating across the United States, Canada and Mexico. According to

NEW YORK, NY-Author Salman Rushdie gave a chilling account of the 2022 knife attack that left him blind in one eye while testifying on July 23 at the federal terrorism trial of his assailant, Hadi Matar. Describing the attack, Rushdie told

WASHINGTON, DC-A US federal judge has ordered alleged Punjab gang member Nitish Kaushal to remain in custody pending trial and be transferred to California to face racketeering conspiracy charges, as prosecutors released new details alleging the organization recruited vulnerable youth

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk MIAMI BEACH, FL - A Florida physician has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Tina Sodhi who participated in a psychedelic "heart protocol" ceremony at a Miami Beach wellness retreat. Samuel Lee, 44, was charged on July 14

WASHINGTON, DC-An organized crime syndicate recruited vulnerable young people from India by promising money, power and opportunities to migrate to countries including the United States and Canada, while allegedly paying some recruits as little as Rs 20,000 (approximately $200) to

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC -The FBI has arrested Indian national Nitish Kaushal in Vermont, days after adding him to its wanted list, in what authorities describe as a major breakthrough in an investigation into an alleged Punjab-based transnational organized crime

India-West News Desk DALLAS, TX - Prosecutors in Texas will not seek the death penalty against the man accused of beheading a motel manager in a gruesome killing last year. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has filed a notice stating that the state

WEST VALLEY CITY, UT - In what could be a hate crime, a Hyderabad man was stabbed multiple times at a shopping mall after the attacker allegedly targeted him because of his religion. Syed Sohailuddin, 37, is in critical condition after

Photo: FBI India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA – A Canadian national who headed a cross-border drug trafficking operation has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for moving more than 850 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine from the US into

SMYRNA, GA - A 56-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly shooting dead his Indian American wife and injuring their son during a domestic violence incident at their home here, police said on July 11. Kirk B. Wrzesien was taken into

NEW DELHI-Indian officials say the FBI-led 'Operation Hard Ball,' conducted with support from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), marks a significant step in tackling the gangster-terror nexus that India has long warned poses a threat to both national and