Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Dalvir Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of *621 Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal, and request for 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 and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of Singh’s claims on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. Singh’s testimony was inconsistent with his asylum application concerning several issues that went to the heart of his asylum claim, including whether he had problems with police between his two arrests, whether his father was arrested causing him to flee India, and details of his arrests and mistreatment by the police. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004). Additionally, Singh’s testimony lacked specificity and detail in regard to significant aspects of his claim,…