Crime

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

Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk ARTESIA, CA – The Artesia City Council has expanded the city’s Security Rebate Program to allow eligible business owners, along with residents, to receive reimbursements for qualifying security systems. Artesia is home to Southern California's 'Little India.' Under the expanded

MIAMI, FL - US Customs and Border Protection officers in Miami have seized more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine hidden inside speakers and amplifiers in an air cargo shipment bound for Delhi, authorities said. The shipment contained over 49 pounds

WASHINGTON, DC-Indian authorities cooperated with the United States and other international law enforcement agencies in a multinational investigation that led to sweeping racketeering charges against three organized crime groups, a senior Canadian police official has said. The acknowledgement came after US

India-West News Desk BELMONT, CA – In the case that drew national headlines, attempted murder charges against Pasadena radiologist Dharmesh Patel have been dismissed after he completed a court-approved mental health diversion program, ending the criminal case over a 2023 crash

Photo: Bakersfield PD India-West News Desk BAKERSFIELD, CA – A Kern County court has sentenced the last defendant in the 2018 killing of a newborn whose body was later found buried in the backyard of a southwest Bakersfield home. Bakhshinderpal Singh Mann was sentenced

Photo: Screengrab Fox11.com India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - A motel manager has been arrested as part of a federal crackdown on an alleged sex trafficking network operating along Los Angeles' Figueroa Corridor, where authorities say members of the Hoover Criminal Gang exploited

WASHINGTON, DC-The United States plans to seek the extradition of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from India to face federal racketeering charges, with investigators saying the move is aimed at preventing him from continuing to run a global criminal network from behind

LOS ANGELES, CA – U.S. prosecutors have accused jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi of orchestrating a campaign of violence, intimidation and extortion targeting Indian American and Indian Canadian communities while directing a global criminal enterprise from prison in India. The allegations

LOS ANGELES, CA- U.S. prosecutors have charged a Punjab police officer in a sweeping racketeering case, alleging he worked with an organized crime syndicate to falsely implicate victims in a murder case and extort money by threatening criminal prosecution. The allegations

India-West News Desk BELLEVUE, WA - A software engineer has been charged with first-degree murder nearly nine months after his wife was found dead inside the couple's apartment here. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged 30-year-old Avinash Narne on July 1 in the

India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA – An Indian hairstylist working aboard the Virgin Voyages cruise ship ‘Brilliant Lady’has been charged with sexually assaulting two female passengers during a recent Alaska cruise. Federal prosecutors identified the accused as 26-year-old Pranit Narayan Pawar, who was arrested after the ship docked

Photo: Cook County Sheriffs Office India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - A 34-year-old truck driver remains in custody after prosecutors said he was using his phone when he struck and killed a man changing a flat tire on Interstate 80 last month. Kuljeet Kang