After a 12-year-old boy was abducted and sexually assaulted near The Forks, a man has been arrested and charged. 

According to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), on April 9, 2022, in the early evening, General Patrol officers responded to the report of an abduction and sexual assault of a twelve-year-old male.

The initial report indicated a youth was waiting at a bus stop at Main Street by the Forks when an unknown adult male offered him candy. When the boy refused, the stranger took hold of his arm and forcefully walked him to a residence in the 400 block of Stradbrook Avenue. 
 
While inside, the 12-year-old was given alcohol to drink, verbally threatened and sexually assaulted. He managed to escape when the suspect fell asleep. Police were contacted, and the survivor was subsequently transported to the hospital in stable condition.

WPS arrested t44-year-old Saini Paramvir Singh at the same residence.

Singh was charged with the following offences:
 
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Interference
- Invitation to Sexual Touching
- Kidnapping
- Mischief Under $5,000
- Uttering Threats
- Liquor Gaming Control Act- Liquor to a Minor

He has since been detained in custody.