Georgia, America Raw courage by Patel turned the tables on Christian Thornton, who is behind bars now. A teenage criminal, Christian Thornton, 17, thought he had it all planned out when he hit a convenience store in Keysville, Georgia, on Tuesday, for cash: he had a gun, was tall and well-built, and the store was manned by a woman from India, Bhumika Patel, who was half his size physically. Thornton was wrong. In his wildest thoughts before he struck the store, he wouldn’t have ...Read More

Columbus, 24 June 2012 Three NRI Gujaratis were put behind bars Monday after an illegal gambling bust at two Columbus food marts. 39-year-olds Viraj Shah and Kinnariben Shah (both 39) worked at Sunny's Food Mart and Nikunjkuman Patel(26)worked at Steam Mill Food Mart. Viraj Shah and Patel are charged with commercial gambling, keeping a place with gambling, possession of tools in commission of a crime and communicating gambling. Kinnariben Shah is facing a commercial ga...Read More

Georgia, 24 June 2012 A convenience store clerk NRI Gujarati was sent to jail for illegal gambling and for what appeared to be synthetic marijuana. 30-year-old Jignesh Patel was arrested Monday afternoon around 5 at the Fastee Foods on Napier Avenue. A search warrant initially intended for commercial gambling led Macon Police to over $10,000 in cash and almost 75 bags of what appeared to be synthetic marijuana, which will be tested. Patel has since been released on a $5...Read More

Ahmedabad, 22 February, 2012 The U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Francisco Sánchez is in Gujarat today leading the first-ever Ports and Maritime Technology Trade Mission to India. Twelve U.S. ports and maritime companies are accompanying Mr. Francisco Sánchez on the mission, with the goal of finding Indian partners to help them participate in India’s various port expansion projects. Under Secretary Sánchez witnessed the signing of a sister port...Read More

Troup County, Georgia, America, 11 January 2012 Omprakash Patel, a 61-year-old Gujarati NRI store clerk wounded in an armed robbery before Christmas in America's Troup County died Sunday at a Columbus hospital. “He was speaking before surgery, but he took a turn for the worse after surgery,” said Anil Patel, owner of Ribitz store for the last three years. Troup County Crime Stoppers has increased from $1,000 to $2,500 the reward for anyone who provides information leadi...Read More

Uvalda, Georgia, America 3 January 2012 A total of 487 bags of Spice was seized during a raid on a Montgomery County convenience store. Deputies found the drug also known as K-2 at Ladson's Convenience Store in Uvalda. The drug has been known to cause hallucinations and sometimes death. Estimated street value is nearly $15,000. Investigators arrested NRI Gujarati Piyush Patel in connection with distributing the drug from the business. Read More

Mableton, Georgia, America, 29 December 2011 It was horrific time for Gujarati NRI Keval Patel and his family. Keval Patel and his parents were cooking dinner when the group of gunmen ran into their home and tied them up, and then put a blanket over them as they searched the house for money. He said his father was taken into another room at gunpoint and suffered a panic attack. “They kept asking us where the money was,” Patel told the station. “We told them we didn�...Read More

Rome, Georgia , America, 27 December 2011 He was asked to give all cash present in the store, but instead of submitting to this demand of robber, he pulled out a handgun and fired a shot hitting the robber. He is Jay Patel, a Gujarati NRI who owns Ark's liquor store at 432 Shorter Ave. Johnny Clifton Strickland, 30, 33 Heard St., Rome, allegedly entered the store wearing a mask, displayed a handgun and demanded all of the money. Instead of pulling out cash, owner Jay Pat...Read More

Valdosta, Georgia, America, 22 December 2011 NRI Gujarati and his store are again victim of armed robbery in America. This time the place was Foodway store located at Valdosta's North Forest Street, and victim NRI Gujarati was Hemant Patel who owns the store. A frightening armed robbery is caught on tape. The robber walked into Foodway convenience store on North Forest Street on Monday night at around 7:30 and told everyone to get down. He pointed a gun at the store ow...Read More