An Indian -origin healthcare worker in New Zealand, Nithin Mankeel, received the greatest shock of his life when he learned that his five-year-old son could not be allowed legally in the country as he is autistic. Mankeel moved to New Zealand from India in January 2024, followed by his wife and son later that year.He works as an elder care nurse, and his wife Aparna Jayandhan Geetha works as a senior...
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Supriya Thakur, a 36-year-old Indian woman, was found dead at her residence in Adelaide's northern suburbs after cops received complaints of domestic violence. Her husband Vikrant Thakur, a 42-year-old man, was arrested and charged with murder. According to reports, Vikrant appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday afternoon but did not apply for release on bail. Now he will remain in...
Indian-origin woman found dead in Toronto; Canada-wide warrant issued for 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori
32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori is a wanted man across Canada as he is the main suspect of the murder of Indian-origin Himanshi Khurana, a 30-year-old woman who was known to Ghafoori. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Ghafoori. The crime appears to be an act of intimate partner violence, police said. Khurana’s body was found by police inside a residence near Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street...
Representative image (AI-generated) An Indian-origin Singaporean man was charged on Monday with making a false terrorist threat at a church, prompting all services to be cancelled on Sunday.Kokulananthan Mohan, 26, was charged under Regulation 8(2)(a) of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Regulations after a suspicious item was found at St Joseph's Church in the Upper Bukit Timah area, which...
Indian-origin Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal criticised US President Donald Trump on X after he ordered a suspension of the US green card lottery.She called the move an exploitation of a recent tragedy to push an anti-immigrant agenda.Pramila said that there is no doubt that visa applicants have to go through tough procedures before even setting foot in the US: “Visa applicants go through...
The Ontario Police busted a major auto theft gang which was stealing cars and sending them to Middle-East countries. 20 people were arrested and among them eight are of Indian origin. A total of 134 charges have been slapped and 306 cars with a combined value of $25 million were seized in this 'Project Chicadee' investigation that began in August 2023, police said. All these cars were destined for...
41-year-old Nitin Murkute, an Indian-origin man in the US, died during a cricket match in North Carolina, leaving behind his wife and two children. Murkute collapsed during the league match and was later pronounced dead. His friends have started raising money for the family as his wife Rashmi, is in the US on a non-working H-4 visa. Nitin was an active player associated with the Triangle Cricket...
A rideshare driver, Simranjit Singh Sekhon, believed to be of Indian-origin, has been booked for the alleged rap of an unconscious passenger in November. According to Fox 11, Simranjit Singh picked up the victim in Thousand Oaks. The ride was marked as completed but Sekhon drove the victim around Camarillo, where he allegedly assaulted the drunk passenger who was not in senses. The investigation began...
24-year-old Yuvraj Singh, an Indian-origin man from Ontario, was arrested by the police in Michigan near the US-Canada border as he was found driving a stolen semi-truck. Yuvraj Singh of Brampton, Ontario, was arraigned Monday on charges of receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, motor vehicle fraud – concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle with intent, and invalid license...
Indian-origin Jasmeet Singh has been charged in California in the US after giving a death threat to a Canadian man, who is believed to be an extortion target of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The victim reportedly moved to Canada after helping the Indian law enforcement identify and arrest two suspected blackmailers, CBC News reported. Jasmeet was in the US but he made repeated calls threatening the...