Ottawa:
A 40-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a younger girl at a park in Canada’s Surrey metropolis, police stated. The accused, Jagendar Kurana, has been charged on two counts of sexual assault and sexual interference after the sufferer advised police she was groped in Bear Creek Park by an “grownup man” who then fled the realm.
In keeping with Surrey Police Service, the incident was reported on August 9, following which officers performed in depth patrols of the park and surrounding areas however have been unable to find the suspect.
Happily, the sufferer was not bodily injured within the assault, police stated.
In keeping with police, she described the suspect as a South Asian male who’s roughly 5’8″ tall. He was carrying a blue Adidas toque, a black t-shirt, black pants, and black flip-flops.
Police launched an investigation into the incident and issued a public attraction final week in search of info and launched images of the suspect.
Quickly, a person matching the outline was recognized. Kurana was arrested on August 12, police stated in an announcement on Monday.
Kurana was remanded in custody and the British Columbia Prosecution Service permitted two Felony Code expenses in opposition to him and is awaiting a bail listening to, police stated.
The investigation into the alleged assault is continuous, it added.
