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World - / May 20, 2026 - Indian-origin truck driver jailed for raping woman he met on dating app in NZ - A married father of two has been jailed for six years and nine months in New Zealand after raping a woman he met on a dating app during a late-night freight run. 33-year-old Indian-origin Shamsher Singh assaulted the victim inside the cab of his

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