Fake rideshare driver charged in violent sex assaults targeting Ontario women at bus stops

Peel Regional Police accidental they person arrested a 22-year-old planetary pupil successful transportation with a drawstring of intersexual assaults against women successful their aboriginal 20s who were waiting astatine autobus stops and accepted a thrust from idiosyncratic posing arsenic a rideshare driver.

Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich said constabulary received 3 reports of convulsive sexual assaults, 2 connected Nov. 8 and 1 connected Nov. 16, originating from Brampton, Ont.

On Nov. 8, successful the greeting hours, a pistillate was waiting astatine a autobus halt waiting to spell to enactment adjacent Countryside Drive and Bramalea Road successful Brampton erstwhile a antheral successful a achromatic four-door sedan approached her. The antheral identified himself arsenic a rideshare work and offered a ride.

The pistillate got successful the conveyance and was driven to Highway 27 and Nashville Road successful Vaughan, wherever she was sexually assaulted.

That aforesaid morning, Milinovich said different pistillate reported she was waiting astatine a autobus halt to spell to schoolhouse adjacent Goreridge Crescent and Via Romano Way successful Brampton erstwhile she was approached by a achromatic four-door sedan. Again, helium said the operator identified themselves arsenic a rideshare operator.

The pistillate was driven to Highway 50, southbound of Gore Road successful Brampton, wherever she was sexually assaulted.

A 3rd akin study came successful connected Nov. 16, Milinovich said, wherever different young pistillate was waiting astatine a autobus halt aboriginal successful the greeting astatine Airport Road and Humberwest Parkway successful Brampton erstwhile she was offered a thrust by idiosyncratic posing arsenic a rideshare operator successful a newer exemplary four-door sedan. She was taken to Countryside Drive conscionable westbound of Airport Road wherever she was besides sexually assaulted, helium said.

The fishy spoke Punjabi to the victims successful each 3 incidents, constabulary said.

“These were incredibly violent, reprehensible acts perpetrated against our community,” Milinovich said.

On Nov. 20, constabulary said officers arrested a 22-year-old antheral from Brampton who is an planetary pupil from India.

Arshdeep Singh is facing aggregate charges, including intersexual assault, intersexual battle by strangulation, intersexual battle with a weapon, 3 counts of kidnapping, robbery and uttering threats.

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“The charges, they are shocking, but they are typical of what happened,” Milinovich said.

Police besides confirmed Singh was not associated with immoderate rideshare operators and alleged helium was utilizing it arsenic “part of his attack and however helium was operating.”

“I would similar to punctual everyone to not judge immoderate unsolicited rides oregon services,” Milinovich said.

Singh was arrested successful London, Ont., wherever helium was “visiting associates,” Milinovich said.

Supt. David Kennedy told reporters the accused came to Canada successful December 2022 connected a pupil visa but stopped abbreviated of saying wherever helium went to schoolhouse and said that portion is nether investigation.

The unit said its investigators judge determination are much victims and is encouraging them to travel forward.

“The mode that the accused was operating, we decidedly judge determination are different victims and we’re acrophobic that they haven’t travel guardant yet,” Milinovich said.

“Very wide what his modus operandi (MO) was,” Milinovich continued. “He would attack South Asian females successful their aboriginal 20s and connection rideshare services.”