New Jersey is home to a vibrant Indian community. Classical and Bollywood music events, temple functions like Makara Sankranti, Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Holi, Holika Dahan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dasara, Mandala Puja and Diwali, New Year other Indian festival celebrations and a host of cultural events are organized frequently by various community groups or Hindu temples […]
New Jersey desis are finding it tough to land a job. The state’s economy is still in the doldrums and small businesses like restaurants, liquor stores, catering services, check cashing businesses and coffee shops are feeling the squeeze. Small businesses in New Jersey are also closing at an alarming rate. But if New Jersey Indians […]
Parmjit “Paul” Parmar (48), Sotirios “Sam” Zaharis (51) and Ravi Chivukula (44) of Colts Neck, Weehawken and Freehold, New Jersey respectively were charged May 16, 2018 in an elaborate $300 million investment fraud scheme. According to the New Jersey District Attorney’s Office, Parmar, Zaharis and Chivukula who were former CEO and CFO and executive director […]
Iselin, NJ resident Sat Verma (65) was sentenced to one year in prison January 30, 2018 in $200 Million international credit card fraud conspiracy. Sat Verma previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of access device fraud. According to documents filed and statements made in court: Verma was originally charged in […]
Indian doctor Vijaykumar Krishnappa (29) was sentenced to 90 days in prison January 5, 2018, for assaulting a sleeping minor girl on a United Airlines Seattle-Newark (NJ) flight. According to court documents: while on a United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark on July 23, 2017, Krishnappa intentionally assaulted a girl who was unknown to […]
Indian doctor Vijaykumar Krishnappa (29) pleaded guilty November 8, 2017, to assaulting a sleeping minor girl on a United Airlines Seattle-Newark (NJ) flight. According to court documents: While on a United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark on July 23, 2017, Krishnappa intentionally assaulted a girl who was unknown to him and seated next to […]
Krishnappa Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Minor Girl on NJ Flight A 16-year-old girl has alleged that her co-passenger Vijaykumar Krishnappa groped her on a United Airlines Seattle-Newark (NJ) flight on July 23, 2017. Following the young girl’s complaint, 28-year-old Krishnappa was arrested by FBI agents on July 23, 2017. FBI Complaint Here’s an excerpt from […]
New Jersey desi Tejas Patel (36) of North Bergen has been arrested by the Fairfield Police Department on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, for third-degree endangerment of the welfare of a child. Patel’s arrest followed a year-long investigation and examination of his work computer by law enforcement authorities following a tip from his then employer Command […]
History of an unsavory kind was made Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in America when 27-year-old Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel made it to the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List. Bhadreshkumar Patel is wanted by the FBI for allegedly killing his wife Palak Patel on April 12, 2015, by striking her multiple times with an object while […]
Indian nationals Nileshkumar Patel (42) and Harsad Mehta (67) were each sentenced to 17 months in prison today for their role in illegally transporting two Indians into the United States via commercial airline flights. Patel and Mehta previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to separate superseding informations charging them each with […]