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$400k worth mail theft racket busted in Canada: Eight Punjabi men face 344 charges, deportation likely

Eight Punjabi men arrested for stealing $400,000 worth of credit cards, IDs, gift cards from residents’ mail boxes. Eight men from Mississauga and Brampton have been arrested in a major investigation by the police and Canada Post to look into how articles received in mailboxes, including checks, government IDs, gift cards were vanishing. The eight […]

‘Before Canada becomes new India’: Social media meltdown over new turban shop in Sudbury

Indian-origin Gurpreet Singh Broca opened a turban store in Sudbury, in North Ontario. (Photo: The Sudbury Star) A shop in Northern Ontario’s Sudbury was at the center of a social media meltdown in Canada this week as the shop, Chardikala Turban Store, sells turbans and articles of Sikh faith, including traditional head coverings, ceremonial cloths, […]

Indian-origin truck driver again! Navjeet Singh who fled Canada after killing 2, was arrested on return is now out on bail

An Indian-origin truck driver who crash-killed two, fled Canada and was arrested on his return, is now out on bail. 26-year-old Navjeet Singh, an Indian-origin Brampton truck driver, was arrested at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as he arrived in Canada in August. He was on the run since November last year after crash-killing a mother […]

‘Sinister’: Indian man sentenced to 5.5 months in jail in Canada for spying on women through a peephole, won’t be deported as…

Indian-origin man spared of immigration consequences after spying on women through bathroom peephole. An Indian national in Canada, Aswin V Sajeevan, has been sentenced to 5.5 months of jail for spying on his female housemates through a peephole of the bathroom and making videos, the National Post reported. Justice Craig A Brannagan did not give […]

Who is Richard Florez who shot and killed Indian student Chandrashekar Pole at gas station? Texas police reveal chilling details

Indian student Chandrashekar Pole was killed by a 23-year-old gunman in Texas who set off a series of violent incidents the same night. 23-year-old Richard Florez, who shot and killed Chandrashekhar Pole, a 28-year-old Indian student working at a gas station, caused a series of violent incidents the same night after he left the gas […]

Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction case: Indian-origin Sukhpreet Singh arrested in Texas extradited to Canada

Indian-origin man Sukhpreet Singh extradited to Canada from Texas in connection with high-profile Elnaz Hajtamiri disappearance case. 25-year-old Sukhpreet Singh, an Indian-origin man wanted in Canada in connection with the high-profile case of Elnaz Hajtamiri’s disappearance, was arrested in Texas and was extradited to Ontario. The case dates back to 2021 and Sukhpreet Singh, who […]

Came to study, turned to selling drugs owing to debts: Indian student Jatinderpal Singh sentenced to 11 years in prison in Canada

Indian student in Canada sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of drug trafficking. An Indian student in Canada has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking in Canada. 27-year-old Jatinderpal Singh turned to selling drugs after he was told by a “friend of friend” […]

‘Justice delayed does not mean…’: How Indian-origin Ganesh Shenoy was extradited to US, 20 years after he fled to Mumbai following fatal car crash

Ganesh Shenoy has been brought back to the US from India to face the consequence of a car crash that he allegedly caused in 2005 killing one in New York’s Hicksville. 54-year-old Ganesh Shenoy was extradited to the US from India after two decades of legal battle as Shenoy fled to Mumvai in 2005, soon […]

‘Inappropriate touch during consultation’: Indian-origin doctor arrested in California, cops asks victims to come forward

Indian-origin physician Dr Sanjay Agarwal arrested in California for sexual battery. The Milpitas Police in California has notified about the arrest of Dr Sanjay Agarwal, an Indian-origin physician in San Jose, on the charge of sexual assault on a female patient during consultation. “On September 16, 2025, a prior sexual battery was reported to the […]

Caught by fingerprint: Indian-origin man’s citizenship revoked; he used new name after being asked to leave US

Indian-origin man’s citizenship revoked in US as he created new identity and became citizen in 2005, a decade after he was asked to leave. The Donald Trump administration busted a major scam involving identity change to stay in the country by an Indian-origin man. Meet Gurdev Singh Sohal, also known as Dev Singh, also known […]