Banned from Canada! Indian man visiting grandchild harasses teen girls, faces deportation
51-year-old Jagjit Singh approached school girls to take photos and discuss drugs with them
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A 51-year-old Indian man, Jagjit Singh, has been convicted of criminally harassing two teenage girls outside a high school in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Singh, who was visiting Canada on a six-month visa to meet his newborn grandchild, will be deported and permanently banned from re-entering the country.
Singh reportedly frequented the school’s smoking area between September 8-11, approaching girls to take photos and discussing drugs and alcohol—despite not speaking English. One victim recounted relenting to a photo, only for Singh to invade her personal space and attempt to place his arm around her.
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“This type of conduct will not be tolerated," Justice Krista Lynn Leszczynski noted.
Singh's lawyer told the judge that he had a ticket to return to India on December 30, but the judge ordered his deportation and a ban on his entry into Canada.
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