Case Name: Rajnish SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-06-23
Citations: 101 F. App'x 727
Docket Number: No. 03-71678
Parties: Rajnish SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 101
Pages: 727–728

Head Matter:
Rajnish SINGH, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 03-71678.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 15, 2004.
Decided June 23, 2004.
Ashwani K. Bhakhri, Esq., Burlingame, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Anthony C. Payne, Esq., Stacy S. Paddack, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Rajnish Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision dismissing his appeal of the Immigration Judge's ("U") denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility finding because the IJ identified inconsistencies in Singh's testimony that went to the heart of his claim regarding his membership in the Akali Dal Mann party, how many people were arrested with him, the dates of rallies that he participated in, and when, how, and how often he was beaten. See Singh-Kaur v. Ashcroft, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-52 (9th Cir. 1999). The record does not compel the conclusion that Singh's testimony was credible. See id. Accordingly, Singh failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Malhi, 336 F.3d at 993.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's conclusion that Singh is not entitled to relief under the CAT because he did not demonstrate that it is more likely than not that he would be tortured upon return to India. See id.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.