India, July 12 -- Eight Indian-origin people were arrested in California's San Joaquin County on Friday in a gang-related kidnapping and torture case, said authorities.

Several security teams came together to execute five coordinated search warrants across San Joaquin County as part of a gang-related kidnapping and torture investigation, leading to the arrest of eight men.

Those arrested have been identified as Dilpreet Singh, Arshpreet Singh, Amritpal Singh, Vishal, Pavittar Singh, Gurtaj Singh, Manpreet Randhawa, Sarabjit Singh, said San Joaquin County Sheriff's office in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office AGNET unit worked alongside the Stockton Police Department SWAT team, Manteca Police Departm...