Shishan Kumar v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Shishan Kumar, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the BIA’s decision affirming an immigration judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under CAT. We deny the petition for review.

The parties are familiar with the facts of this case. Kumar testified as follows: He left India because of police corruption in his town. The police claimed Kumar was interfering in their work when he questioned the arrests of a neighbor’s son and friends after a raid on their house, and they later summoned him to the police station whenever there was an incident in the village. Police detained him for a few hours on several occasions for allegedly providing shelter to militants. On another occasion he was arrested and accused of helping two boys whom the police called militants after the boys had wanted to distribute flyers in Kumar’s store. On a third occasion the police detained him for four days, beat him and questioned him about visitors he had met at his cousin’s house. Kumar claims to have no political affiliation.

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