Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Sukhwinder Singh (Singh), a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the adverse credibility finding under the substantial evidence standard and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility determination. Singh’s testimony regarding material events, specifically the disappearance and death of his brother, lacked specificity and internal consistency. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1152-53 (9th Cir.1999). Additionally, Singh could not explain adequately the origin of his brother’s death certificate or explain why a police stamp appeared on the death certificate supposedly issued by a hospital. See Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir.2004) (evidence supported questioning the genuineness of documents that…