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3 Indian-Origin Men Sentenced To 30 Years For Kidnapping In Leicester, UK
10Oct By adminNo Comments
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3 Indian-Origin Men Sentenced To 30 Years For Kidnapping In Leicester, UK

[ad_1] They were also charged with sexual assault.London: Three Indian-origin people have been sentenced to a total of 30 years' imprisonment for being found guilty of kidnapping after they coerced a woman into getting in their car and driving her more than 15 miles (24.14 km) in the city of Leicester in eastern England.Ajay Doppalapudi, 27, Vahar Manchala, 24, and Rana Yellambai, 30, approached their victim, who had been on a night out in Leicester City Center in the early hours of January 16 last year. She got into their car, believing it was a taxi, Leicestershire Police said."Without doubt, the three men involved in this case were predators. They were in the city center in the early hours that Sunday morning looking for a woman to take advantage of to fulfill their own sexual gratifi...
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Indian-Origin Man Smuggled Over 800 People Into US Using Uber, Jailed
28Jun By adminNo Comments
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Indian-Origin Man Smuggled Over 800 People Into US Using Uber, Jailed

[ad_1] Rajinder Pal Singh took in more than $500,000 as a member of a smuggling ring.New York: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to over three years in jail for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the US using ride-hailing app Uber. Rajinder Pal Singh, aka Jaspal Gill, pleaded guilty in February, admitting that he took in more than USD 500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring, bringing in hundreds of Indian nationals across the border from Canada, the Department of Justice said in a press release.Singh, a resident of California, was sentenced on Tuesday in a US District Court to "45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering," said Acting US Attorney Tessa M Gorman."Over a four-year p...
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These Indian-Origin People Made It To King Charles’ Birthday Honours List
17Jun By adminNo Comments
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These Indian-Origin People Made It To King Charles’ Birthday Honours List

[ad_1] The list was released by the UK government in London on Friday night.London: Over 40 Indian-origin medics, business leaders and community champions are among those on King Charles III's first birthday Honours List as the British monarch released by the UK government.Dr Parvinder Kaur Aley, Director of Global Operations at the Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford, has been honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to vaccination during Covid-19.Professor Prokar Dasgupta, Foundation Professor of Surgery, King's Health Partners and Chair in Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation at King's College London has also been conferred with an OBE for services to surgery and science.Among the British Indian business leaders honoured are Anuj Cha...
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Indian-Origin Teen Among 3 Killed In UK’s Nottingham Attacks
14Jun By adminNo Comments
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Indian-Origin Teen Among 3 Killed In UK’s Nottingham Attacks

[ad_1] Grace O'Malley Kumar was killed in the attack.An Indian-origin teenage university student described as a talented hockey player has been named locally on Wednesday as one of three victims of a frenzied series of attacks on the streets of Nottingham, central England. Grace O'Malley Kumar, 19, was reportedly with fellow University of Nottingham student cricketer friend - Barnaby Webber, also 19 - when the as-yet-unnamed attacker is said to have fatally stabbed the duo in the early hours of Tuesday.Nottinghamshire Police said the 31-year-old suspect, who remains in custody, then went on to stab a man in his 50s to death and also attempted to run over three people - still in hospital - with a van stolen from that man."We are keeping an 'open mind' and are working alongside Counter Ter...
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Indian Origin Man In Singapore Gets 13 Years In Jail For Cannabis Possession
9Jan By adminNo Comments
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Indian Origin Man In Singapore Gets 13 Years In Jail For Cannabis Possession

[ad_1] Singapore: An Indian-origin man in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to 13 years in jail and 10 strokes of the cane for illegally possessing cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.A local court heard that Narkkeeran Arasan, 45, was facing "financial stress" in 2021 and decided to resort to selling cannabis for "fast cash", according to a report by Channel News Asia.He collected 329.99 gm of the controlled drug from a drain in Marsiling with the intention of selling it for profit when he was nabbed by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) while commuting in a Grab car.Arasan ordered a book of cannabis, which he understood to mean 1 kg in weight, on April 11, 2021, from a contact he only knew as "R and R" and paid SGD 3,000 (USD 2,249.96) for it.The next day he collected a black plast...
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2-Year-Old Indian-Origin Boy Killed In Car Crash On Christmas Day In US
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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2-Year-Old Indian-Origin Boy Killed In Car Crash On Christmas Day In US

[ad_1] Police are investigating the fatal crash, the report said.New York:  In a tragic incident, a 2-year-old Indian-origin boy has been killed in a car crash on Christmas in the US State of Nevada.Aarav Muthyala of Irvine, California, died from blunt force injuries of the head in the minivan rollover crash, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported.The Clark County coroner's office on Wednesday identified the 2-year-old boy as the victim of the Christmas day crash in the desert near Seven Magic Mountains, it said.According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Sunday afternoon on Las Vegas Boulevard South at mile marker 12.Police are investigating the fatal crash, the report said, adding that Seven Magic Mountains is a popular destination for tourists and locals.(Excep...
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Indian-Origin Driver Jailed For Running Over Pregnant Woman, Father In UK
9Dec By adminNo Comments
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Indian-Origin Driver Jailed For Running Over Pregnant Woman, Father In UK

[ad_1] London: An Indian-origin driver, who caused the death of a pregnant woman and her father after losing control of his vehicle due to the consumption of drugs in a seaside town in south-eastern England, has been sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment.According to local police, Nitesh Bissendary lost control of his black Alfa Romeo in Ramsgate, Kent, in August and also injured three others, including two children.The 31-year-old was sentenced on Thursday following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court. He will also be disqualified from driving for 10 years following his custodial sentence."From the moment he took cocaine before getting behind the wheel, the actions of Nitesh Bissendary have been nothing short of disgraceful," Detective Inspector Lynn Wilczek of Kent Police's Serious Collisi...
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