Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurdeep Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1064 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel a finding that Singh is credible. See id. The IJ identified discrepancies between Singh’s testimony, and a letter he submitted from a hospital, regarding a major injury his cousin allegedly suffered while in police custody. These discrepancies go to the heart of Singh’s claim because he testified that his own arrest was related to his cousin’s alleged arrest and political activism. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1142 (9th Cir.2004) (upholding adverse credibility finding where discrepancy about date of key event “caused doubt about whether the [event] had occurred at all”). The doctor’s letter mentions only a serious head injury, whereas Singh testified, in response to a general…