Sex Assault Charge Laid in Incident at Burlington Shopping Centre

Published July 21, 2017 at 7:33 pm

A Burlington man is being charged following an alleged sex assault at a local mall.

A Burlington man is being charged following an alleged sex assault at a local mall.

Halton police say a woman was shopping at Mapleview Mall on July 4 at 7 p.m. when she was approached by a man.

A short conversation led to the woman being sexually assaulted, say investigators.

The accused fled on foot once a passersby was alerted by the victim.

Ramesh Kukreja, 51, was arrested on July 20 and is charged with one count of sexual assault. 

Anyone with information about this incident – or other incidents of sexual assault – are asked to contact Det.-Const. Adam Groulx at 905-465-8976 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

File photo courtesy of Halton Regional Police

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