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VOL 23 - ISSUE 43
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Student from Punjab arrested for violent sexual assaults of South Asian girls A 22-year-old international student from India is accused of three violent sexual assaults while posing as a rideshare driver in Brampton and Vaughan earlier this month. Investigators are concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims who may be reluctant to report similar attacks. The arrest comes during an international campaign that speaks out against intimate partner and gender-based violence. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that the accused, who has been in the
country on a student visa since December 2022, was arrested on Nov. 20 in London, Ont. “The people who commit these crimes have no place in our community,” Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich said. “We will continue to do everything possible to combat sexual and gender-based violence and hold those responsible accountable.” Police allege the accused spoke both English and Punjabi while targeting young women of South Asian descent. Continued on Page 4...
13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes IPL’s youngest ever pick despite age controversy In a story filled with determination and sacrifice, Sanjiv Suryavanshi’s choice to sell his farmland to fund his son Vaibhav’s cricketing aspirations proved to be a pivotal decision. Vaibhav, hailing from Motipur village in Bihar, made history at just 13 years and 8 months old when he became the youngest cricketer ever to be selected in an IPL auction. Rajasthan Royals secured him for Rs 1.10 crore during the mega auction in Jeddah, a moment that left
his father at a loss for words. Sanjiv, who poured his life savings into supporting his son’s dreams, often reflected on the challenges they faced. From the age of 8, Vaibhav was already excelling in U-16 district trials, and his father would regularly drive him to Samastipur for coaching sessions, covering the 15 km distance each time. Despite the struggles, Sanjiv never wavered in his belief in his son's potential. Continued on Page 10...
Record number of asylum seekers to cost Canadians over $16 billion annually
Asylum seekers to Canada have reached a record high and will cost Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars each year to house and accommodate them. Continued on Page 10...
Immigration Minister expects millions to leave voluntarily once visas expire
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said that he expects the nearly 5 million people living in Canada with visas poised to expire by the end of next year to leave the country voluntarily. Continued on Page 4...
US court convicts 2 in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who prosecutors say went by the alias “Dirty Harry,” and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida, were part of a sophisticated illegal operation that has brought increasing numbers of Indians into the U.S., prosecutors said. They were each convicted on four counts related to human smuggling, including conspiracy
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to bring migrants into the country illegally. “This trial exposed the unthinkable cruelty of human smuggling and of those criminal organizations that value profit and greed over humanity,” Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said. “To earn a few thousand dollars, these traffickers put men, women and children in extraordinary peril leading to the horrific and tragic deaths of an entire family. Because of this unimaginable greed, a father, a mother and two children froze to death in sub-zero temperatures on the Minnesota-Canadian border,” Luger added. Continued on Page 10...
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