US: Rape charges slapped on arrested 8 Punjabis
Babushahi Network
Washington, July 21, 2025: Law enforcement agencies have slapped rape charges on 8 Punjabi arrested few days ago.
As per reports these charges were added yesterday to the existing list of serious criminal charges against some of these Punjabi individuals.
The FBI, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department, and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office yesterday held a detailed press conference regarding the arrest of eight Punjabi individuals in a International gang-related kidnapping and torture case in the Stockton, California area.
Authorities are now investigating additional charges, including sexual assault, on top of existing charges such as weapons violations, torture, extortion, intent to terrorize, criminal gang activity, false imprisonment, and kidnapping for ransom—further intensifying the seriousness of the case.District Attorney may seeks a life sentence agains some of these accused.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security—has placed immigration detainers on some of the accused, ensuring no bail is granted in those cases.
Law enforcement agencies has urged the Indian-American communities to step forward, support the investigation.