Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Pardeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order, summarily affirming 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 pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, see Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997), and deny the petition.

Petitioner contends that he fears returning to India because the police persecuted him on account of a political opinion. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that the petitioner failed to show he had a political opinion, or that one was imputed onto him. See id. at 1488-89 . Accordingly, petitioner failed to establish eligibility for asylum. See id. at 1490-91 . As such, it follows that petitioner failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000).

Additionally, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of relief under the CAT. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1230 (9th Cir.2002) (holding that wiretapping, threats, interrogation, and…