Singh

MEMORANDUM *

Kewal Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) order adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order denying Singh’s request for (1) asylum, (2) withholding of removal, and (3) relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, we deny the petition for review. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002).

The IJ found that Singh’s testimony was not credible because Singh was unresponsive to several particular questions. See *586 Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1114 (9th Cir.2002) (an IJ’s adverse credibility determination may be based on unresponsiveness). Among the unresponsive and/or inconsistent parts of Singh’s testimony, the IJ specifically noted Singh’s (1) detailing the dates of his alleged arrests in his application, but failing to remember them while testifying, (2) testimony that he was arrested as a result of his demonstrations and thereafter acknowledging that the arrests were for the suspected harboring militants and/or hiding weapons at his rice paddy, (3) police record in the United…