Singh

*131 MEMORANDUM **

Jora Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) 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 an adverse credibility finding, Malhi v. INS, 836 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003), as well as a determination that a petitioner is ineligible for relief under CAT, Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Singh’s testimony was internally inconsistent concerning, inter alia, the reason for his July 21,1995 arrest, and the focus of the subsequent police interrogation. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-52 (9th Cir.1999). Moreover, substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility finding based on demeanor. See id. at 1151 (giving “special deference” to a credibility determination that is based on demeanor). Singh has not shown that the documentary evidence presented compelled a contrary conclusion in…