Crime

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

Photo: Fox4 News India-West News Desk DALLAS, TX - Four Indian Americans, including a woman, have been charged with operating a labor trafficking scheme from a residence in Collins County, near here. Chandan Dasireddy, 24, Dwaraka Gunda, 31, Santhosh Katkoori, 31, and Anil

India-West News Desk BERKELEY, CA - In a brazen daylight heist, masked robbers armed with guns and sledgehammers stormed the Bombay Jewelry Company in Berkeley over the weekend, making off with $500,000 worth of merchandise, authorities report. The robbery occurred on July

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie has declined a plea deal that would have reduced his state prison sentence but introduced a federal terrorism-related charge. Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail

Photo: LinkedIn India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - Mona Ghosh, who owns and operates Progressive Women's Healthcare, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology services, pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud. Each count is punishable by up to ten years in

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk NASHVILLE, TN – Umesh Dahal, 41, was attending a concert by the Nepali band Mantra, in the lower level of Topgolf here, when an argument erupted inside, causing people to leave and go into the parking lot,

India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - Former Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah, once feted in the city, has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison for orchestrating a billion dollar fraud scheme that funded a lavish lifestyle featuring private aircraft and

Photo: Lehigh University India-West News Desk PHILADELPHIA, PA - An Indian student, Aryan Anand, has been arrested and deported after it was discovered that he fake documents to secure a full scholarship at Lehigh University. Anand, who was a first-year student, was

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk GROVE, OK - Hemant Mistry, a 59-year-old general manager at a motel here, died after being attacked on June 22 when he asked 41-year-old Richard Lewis to leave the motel property. Lewis punched Mistry to the ground, where

India-West News Desk LITTLE ROCK, AR - On June 21, a shooter opened fire at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, a small town of 3,200 residents located about 70 miles south of Little Rock, killing four people and wounding

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Dharmesh Arvind Patel, the Pasadena doctor who drove his Tesla off Highway 1 on the San Mateo County coast with his family inside, will avoid jail time. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's

India-West News Desk PLANO, TX - Esmeralda Upton on June 14 pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and one count of making terrorist threats after her unprovoked, racist attack on four Indian American women. The hate crime, recorded on a smartphone

India-West Staff Reporter SUNNYVALE, CA - Silicon Valley authorities held a meeting with members and leaders of the Indian American community on June 14 following a series of thefts targeting Indian PNG Jewellers stores, assuring tough action against the criminals. The meeting happened

Photo: Saurabh Gadgil tweeted this image in August 2023 marking the company's 15th year in the US India-West News Desk SUNNYVALE, CA - Five suspects were arrested on June 13 after a bold, daytime smash-and-grab robbery at the Indian American owned Sunnyvale