Crime

Photo: NIA WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)- 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana has filed a request with US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stop his extradition to India. This follows the rejection of his review petition earlier this month by Justice Elena

India-West News Desk RICHMOND, VA - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have intensified their investigation into Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before her disappearance. Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud State University in

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk RICHMOND, VA - Authorities have issued an international alert for Sudiksha Konanki, the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in the Dominican Republic on March 6, during a spring break trip. Interpol issued a Yellow Notice at

Photo: US Secret Service.jpg WASHINGTON, DC - A high-profile international fugitive is now in Indian custody as authorities arrested Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, wanted by the United States for allegedly facilitating large-scale money laundering through a cryptocurrency exchange tied to cybercriminals,

India-West Staff Reporter BRAMPTON – Peel Regional Police have charged a religious leader in connection with a sexual assault investigation and are appealing to the public for information regarding possible additional victims. On March 3, the accused, identified as 69-year-old Ashok Kumar,

India-West News Desk CHINO HILLS, CA – The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here, the largest Hindu temple in California, was vandalized on March 8, with security footage capturing the moment two individuals defaced the temple’s welcome sign and sidewalk with spray

WASHINGTON, DC/NEW DELHI (ANI)- The US Supreme Court has denied the plea of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana seeking a stay on his extradition to India. Justice Elena Kagan on March 6 rejected Rana's application, which had argued that he

Photo: US Customs and Border Protection India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA — Sushil Kumar, a 35-year-old Indian national living in Santa Rosa, California, has been sentenced to six months in prison for his involvement in a human smuggling operation that facilitated illegal

India-West News Desk MILWAUKEE, WI - Indian student Praveen Kumar Gampa, who was pursuing postgraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was tragically shot and killed in a suspected robbery here. The Indian Consulate in Chicago confirmed the incident and stated it

India-West News Desk MIAMI, FL - The 67-year-old nurse, Leelamma Lal, faces the possibility of permanent blindness after being viciously attacked by a patient at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida. The assailant, identified as 33-year-old Stephen Scantlebury, reportedly made racist

India-West Staff Reporter ATLANTA, GA - Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a 69-year-old physician, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a female veteran during a medical exam at a Veterans Affairs (VA) facility. Patel was convicted of

NEW YORK, NY (ANI)- A jury in western New York has convicted Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, of attempted murder for the stabbing of Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie. The verdict came after testimony from Rushdie, who recalled being

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sought assistance from Indian authorities in its investigation into Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, over allegations of securities fraud and a $265-million

India-West News Desk PATIALA - Two youths from Rajpura near here, who were among the second batch of 116 individuals deported by the US that landed at the Amritsar airport on February 15, have been arrested in connection with a murder

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Sir Salman Rushdie testified on February 11 in the trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of attempting to kill him during a literary event in Chautauqua, New York, in August 2022. The attack came

MINEOLA, NY – Amandeep Singh, an Indian American construction executive, was sentenced on February 7 to a maximum of 25 years in prison for a deadly wrong-way crash that killed two teenage tennis players in Long Island last year. Singh, 36,

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is investigating an assault in the Mission District that left tech entrepreneur Vishnu Hari seriously injured. At approximately 2:08 a.m. on January 18, officers responded to a report of a

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Jury selection began on February 4 in the trial of Hadi Matar, the 26-year-old accused of attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York. Matar was captured on cellphone video

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk VANCOUVER - A shooting occurred outside the residence of Punjabi singer Prem Dhillon in Canada on February 3, with the Jaipal Bhullar gang claiming responsibility for the incident. The shooting is the latest in a series of

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - A Pakistani man has admitted to fatally shooting his 15-year-old daughter in Quetta, Pakistan, allegedly over her TikTok activity, police said. The incident occurred on January 28, with the suspect, Anwar ul-Haq, initially blaming unidentified

NEW DELHI (ANI)- India is working with the U.S. on procedural issues for the early extradition of Tahawwur Rana, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on January 31. "You would have seen that on January 21, the U.S. Supreme

Photo: X WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)- Pakistani-origin businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, convicted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed 164 people, is set to be extradited to India. On January 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Rana's petition to block his

Photos: San Jose Police Department India-West News Desk SAN JOSE, CA - San José Police Chief Paul Joseph announced on January 22, the arrests of three suspects linked to a sophisticated burglary ring that deliberately targeted Asian American households across the Bay

India-West News Desk AKRON, OHIO- The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 23 that Soumya Rudra, 42, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams for traveling across state lines

India-West News Desk NEW HAVEN, CT — A 26-year-old Hamden man was fatally shot on January 19 while making a food delivery in the Newhallville neighborhood. New Haven police responded to a 911 call around 3:58 p.m. reporting a person down in

Photo:Louisville Metro Corrections India-West News Desk LOUISVILLE, KY - Business owner, Kaushalkumar Patel, 40, has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a man suspected of stealing vape pens from his store. The incident had occurred on October 6, 2024, at Patel’s

India- West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his attempted attack on the White House in 2023. The sentencing took place on January 17, following last year’s incident on

Photo: calcivilrights.ca.gov By Agustin Duran SACRAMENTO, CA - As hate crimes reach their highest curve in recent years, California ethnic media face an end to critical state funding. Media representatives learned that the Stop the Hate (STH) program, administered by the state Department

India-West Staff Reporter NEWYORK, NY – A NY based businessman has admitted to his involvement in a major health care fraud and kickback conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced. Mansinh Chaudhari, 55, of Illinois, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in

Photo: ANI via Reuters India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY (with news agency reports) - Donald Trump has made history as the first person who will hold the office of U.S. president as a convicted felon. On January 10, a U.S. court

India-West News Desk VANCOUVER, BC – Documents released by the Justice Department of British Columbia, Canada, indicate that all four individuals accused in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency, are no longer in custody, having been

India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA - Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr announced on January 6 that she has terminated Officer Kevin Dave, who struck and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 while speeding in his patrol car. Kandula, a Northeastern University

NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - Two Indian chemical companies have been indicted for allegedly importing ingredients for the highly addictive opioid fentanyl into the United States and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice said on January 6. Athos Chemicals and Raxuter

India-West Staff Reporter Manchester Township, NJ – Five men, including Sandeep Kumar of New York and four others from Indiana, have been charged in connection with the October 2024 murder of Kuldeep Kumar, a 35-year-old man from India, whose body was discovered

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - President Joe Biden confirmed that law enforcement is investigating potential connections between two tragic incidents: a New Orleans terror attack and a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Both vehicles involved in

Photo: DOJ India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - William Hunter, 28, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a series of violent armed robberies targeting South Asian jewelry stores across multiple states. The

Photo: NDTV India-West News Desk STOCKTON, CA - Sunil Yadav, a notorious Punjab born drug smuggler wanted in multiple cases in Rajasthan, was killed in a shootout here on December 23. Yadav, known for trafficking drugs into India via the Pakistan route,

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