Sarbjit sangha - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Sarbjit sangha at Lokmat Times

Toronto, May 12 A 58-year-old staffer at a Sikh temple in Canada's British Columbia province has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15 year-old girl, the police said.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said they are investigating the incident, which took place earlier this month at or in the area of the Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran in Newton.The suspect was arrested a day after the incident, and has been released on the condition that he have no contact with the victim and not be in the presence of anyone under 16 without another adult.No charges have been laid on the temple staffer as yet, and the suspect's employer has been informed of the allegations, the police said."Our Special Victims Unit are leading this investigation, with support for the youth victim from Surrey Women's Centre," Corporal Sarbjit Sangha said in a news release."We urge anyone with information to come forward, as investigators continue to work to gather evidence and advance the investigation," Sangha said.Under Canada's criminal code, the maximum punishment for sexual assault charges is 14 years of prison.The incident follows two more cases of sexual assault on minors reported in the month of May alone by men of Indian-origin.A 40-year-old Sikh priest and teacher Bhupinder Singh Sonu was charged this month with six counts of sexual offences involving children in British Columbia province.Before Sonu, a 62-year-old Indo-Canadian homeopathic doctor Sunil Anand was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference of a young patient in Brampton, following an investigation by the Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit.mi/pghDisclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

Sarbjit SanghaFOLLOW

Sarbjit sangha, Latest News

International :Sikh temple staffer arrested in Canada for alleged sexual assault on teen

Toronto, May 12 A 58-year-old staffer at a Sikh temple in Canada's British Columbia province has been arrested ... ...