Kumar

MEMORANDUM **

Manish Kumar, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief *545 under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the Real ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the implausibility of Kumar’s testimony that he was unaware of problems in Punjab between the police and members of the Akali Dal Mann political party. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1044 (9th Cir.2001). The record also lacks corroboration for Kumar’s claim that the Akali Dal Mann party and police are linked and his claim that Akali Dal Mann party members, and members of the Hindu group Shiv Sena, target members of Kumar’s Nirankari faith. See Aden v. Holder, 589 F.3d 1040, 1044-45…