A 22-year-old Indian-origin man from Brampton, Canada, has been arrested and charged in connection with the sexual assault of three women in early November. The suspect, Arshdeep Singh, who spoke to the victims in Punjabi in all three incidents, according to Peel Police, was charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault by strangulation, robbery and uttering threats.

Singh was held for a bail hearing and appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

The sexual assaults took place in the Brampton and Vaughan areas on November 8 and November 16, 2024. In each case, the suspect, who was driving a black 4-door sedan, “pretended to be a public transport operator” before luring the victims in his car and sexually assaulting them.

The first attack took place on November 8 at approximately 7 am.

The victim was waiting at a bus stop near Countryside Drive and Bramalea Road in Brampton when the suspect, in his black sedan, offered her a ride. She was then driven to Highway 27 and Nashville Road in Vaughan, where she was sexually assaulted, Peel police said in a news release.

Within an hour, he approached another woman waiting at a bus stop near Goreridge Crescent and Via Romano Way in Brampton. The suspect pretended to be a rideshare driver again. The victim was driven to a remote area near Highway 50 and Gore Road in Brampton, where she was sexually assaulted.

The third incident of sexual assault took place on November 16.

The third survivor was attacked near Airport Road and Humberwest Parkway in Brampton. She too was given a ride by a man driving a newer model sedan. The survivor was then taken to Countryside Drive, just west of Airport Road, where the attack took place.

Peel Regional Police were working on the belief that the same person was responsible for all three attacks. The suspect’s use of the Punjabi language during the incidents helped law enforcement narrow down the suspect and arrest Arshdeep Singh.