World Updates: Indian citizen arrested for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in America; Deportation process started

An Indian citizen has been detained by immigration officials in New Jersey, America. He has been charged with sexual assault of a girl under 13 years of age and shoplifting. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a statement on social media identifying the accused as Vodela Yashasvi Kottapalli. According to the agency, he was living in America illegally and criminal cases are pending against him. ICE has said that the accused will be kept in custody until the deportation process is completed under US immigration law. However, the agency has not shared detailed information about the crimes. This action has taken place at a time when there is a sharp increase in the cases of deportation of Indian citizens from America. The central government had told in Parliament that more than 3,800 Indian citizens were sent back from America in 2025. The government has not clarified how many of these cases involved criminal charges and how many were deported simply for violating immigration rules. U.S. officials say noncitizens who are accused or convicted of serious crimes, especially those involving minors, are given priority for detention and deportation. Under US law, noncitizens facing certain criminal charges can be held in immigration detention while their cases proceed in court. Also read these news related to international affairs… America’s famous black civil rights leader Jesse Jackson passes away America’s prominent black leader and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84. His family has confirmed this by issuing a statement. However, the cause of death has not been disclosed. Jackson took up the torch of the civil rights movement after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. He contested the presidential election in 1984 and 1988, but could not win the election. Jackson was born Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina. His mother Helen Burns was 16 years old at the time. His biological father was Noah Lewis Robinson, who was not involved in his upbringing. His mother later married Charles Jackson, and several years later Jessie adopted his surname. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in India on a three-day visit. French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron arrived in India on a three-day visit. His plane landed in Mumbai, Maharashtra late on Monday night. Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed him at Mumbai airport. This is Macron’s fourth visit to the country on the invitation of PM Narendra Modi. The two leaders declared 2026 the India-France Year of Innovation, a forward-thinking initiative which they will jointly inaugurate in Mumbai during the visit. As part of the ongoing itinerary, PM Modi and President Macron will hold discussions on February 17 in Mumbai to further strengthen mutual cooperation under the Horizon 2047 roadmap. The delegation will also visit Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The event, to be held at the Bharat Mandapam from 16 to 20 February, is the first Global AI Summit hosted in the Global South. 9 months jail for Indian-origin youth who pretended to be an officer in Singapore The court sentenced 25-year-old Prakash Paramasivam of Indian origin to nine months in prison for sending emails pretending to be a prison officer. He had tried to seek relief in his sentence by emailing President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the Parliament Secretariat. He had been to jail before.



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