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‘Hadn’t slept for two days before accident’: Indian-origin woman jailed for 7 years for Georgia crash, was drunk and driving with suspended license

Sonal Nandkishor Patel has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for Georgia crash that killed a young father. Sonal Nandkishor Patel, a 40-year-old Indian-origin woman, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for causing a crash that killed Omar Ortiz, a young father of two, on Interstate 85 in Georgia’s Gwinnett County. The […]

Texas teen who crashed car killing 6 Indians in 2023 sentenced to 65 years in prison; he was high on THC

Six members of an Indian family were killed in a road crash in Texas in 2023. A Texas teen who killed six Indian-origin people in a head-on crash in 2023 has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Authorities said 19-year-old Luke Garrett Resecker, who was 17 when the accident took place, was under the […]

Indian-origin Melbourne couple jailed in 2021 for making a Tamil woman their slave for 8 years slapped with fresh penalty

Australian Federal Police imposed a fresh penalty on Indian-origin Melbourne couple who kept an old Indian woman as their slave for eight years. An Indian-origin Melbourne couple who were jailed in 2021 for enslaving an old Tamil woman for eight years have been imposed with a fresh penalty, the Australian Federal Police revealed on Friday. […]

All knew they were chatting with minor: 8 men, many Indian-origin, arrested in Canada sex sting operation

Eight men have been charged in Canada for their alleged attempt in soliciting sex from a minor. Many of them are believed to be of Indian origin. Eight men have been arrested in an undercover sting operation led by Ontario’s London Police on an online platform. The police have not disclosed the name of the […]

3 Indian-origin men arrested in Texas in prostitution sting targeting human trafficking

3 Indian-origin men were arrested in Irving, Texas, for seeking prostitution. In a recent sting operation, Texas’ Irving Police Department arrested 10 individuals, including three Indian-origin, on for solicitation of prostitution, the Irving Weekly reported. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into human trafficking in the city. 28-year-old Sasi Kunchea, Sai Hemanth Maremalla, […]

‘Hey, what are you doing’: Indian-origin man Arvi Singh Sagoo attacked, killed in Canada by stranger who was urinating on his car

55-year-old Indian-origin Canadian businessman attacked and killed by stranger in Edmonton. In a strange, unprovoked incident, 55-year-old Indian-origin Canadian businessman Arvi Singh Sagoo was attacked by a stranger in Edmonton after the man found the attacker peeing on his car. The incident took place on October 19 and Arvi died on October 24. Edmonton police […]

Indian-origin woman arrested in North Carolina for attacking husband with knife for ‘not cleaning house’; she calls it accident

Indian-origin woman arrested and later released in North Carolina for knife attack on husband what she claimed an accident. Chandraprabha Singh, an Indian-origin 44-year-old woman, was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly cut her husband Arvind’s neck with a knife. Singh is a teacher assistant at a Charlotte elementary school. She was accused of […]

Fake jobs, immigration fraud: 59-year-old Indian-origin man Umesh Patel sentenced to home detention in New Zealand

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced in an elaborate immigration fraud in New Zealand. 59-year-old Umesh Patel, an Indian-origin Auckland man, plotted an elaborate immigration fraud scheme which was running for years, duping visa applicants. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) busted the scam and Patel pleaded guilty to 37 charges, including forgery and providing false or […]

Massive mail theft in Canada: Details of 344 charges against 8 Indian-origin men

Eight Indian-origin men have been arrested for massive mail theft in Canada. They stole items worth $400k from residents’ mailboxes. Mail theft is a common crime in Canada around the traditional holiday season when people receive gifts through Canada Post. Eight Punjabi men have been arrested in a joint investigation of the Peel and Hamilton […]

’43 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit’: Indian-origin Subu Vedam arrested by ICE moments after release, will be deported

Subbu Vedam came to US when he was 9 months old and now faces deportation after spending 43 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted. An Indian-origin Pennsylvanian man, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, walked out of jail after 43 years only to be arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who were waiting for him to […]