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Two Indians charged for armed robbery in NY
The accused—Singh (26), Kumari (26), Elijaih Roman (22), Corey Hall (45), and Erik Suarez (24)—allegedly targeted the home of a small business owner, tying up the victims in front of their children and stealing cash and valuables.
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Two Indian-origin individuals were among five people charged for a gunpoint home invasion robbery in Orange County, New York.
The accused—Singh (26), Kumari (26), Elijaih Roman (22), Corey Hall (45), and Erik Suarez (24)—allegedly targeted the home of a small business owner, tying up the victims in front of their children and stealing cash and valuables.
The defendants were presented in White Plains federal court before the U.S. Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik following their arrest, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim stated, “Bhupinderjit Singh and his co-defendants allegedly planned and executed a violent robbery, during which four children watched as their parents were zip-tied and held at gunpoint while four men ransacked their home looking for money and valuables.”
The incident occurred on Dec.1, 2024, in the Town of Wallkill, New York. Authorities allege that Singh, Roman, Hall, and Suarez forced the homeowner and his 10-year-old daughter into the house at gunpoint. The homeowner’s wife and three younger children were inside at the time. The assailants restrained the parents with zip ties and kept them on a couch with the children as they searched the house.
FBI assistant director James E. Dennehy noted, “This alleged forceful intrusion violated the privacy and security expected inside one’s home and terrorized four young children left to helplessly beg for the safety of their restrained parents. The FBI will continue to apprehend any individual who utilizes weapons to intimidate victims to fulfill their criminal agenda.”
According to the criminal complaint, the robbers used threats and intimidation to locate valuables, taking the homeowner’s wife to a safe that held approximately $10,000 in cash and jewelry. Kumari is alleged to have acted as a lookout near the property during the robbery.
All five defendants are charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy and one count of Hobbs Act robbery, each carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Singh, Roman, Hall, and Suarez face an additional charge of using and brandishing a firearm during a violent crime, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David A. Markewitz, with investigations led by the FBI’s Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, the Town of Wallkill Police Department, and the New York State Police.
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