A 28-year-old man has been charged with 14 crimes after police say he kidnapped three women in separate incidents in Metro Vancouver over just four days.Indian man Amripal Singh He faces a number of serious charges following incidents in Pitt Meadows, Surrey and West Vancouver in January. Police said he faces three kidnapping charges, three charges related to misuse of computer, text message and phone data, two threats and two charges of using a fake gun during a crime.He was also charged with assault, assault with a weapon, sexual assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.Police said the charges relate to three incidents that occurred between January 15 and 18. Singh was arrested on January 18 after his last alleged kidnapping.At around 12:40 a.m. that day, Ridge Meadows RCMP “received a report that a woman was allegedly being held against her will in a vehicle,” according to a police news release. Police were told the suspect was armed and “displaying threatening behavior.”“Police immediately pursued various avenues of investigation and subsequently located the female and male suspect north of Pitt Meadows,” the release said. “Upon police arrival, the suspect was taken into custody without incident,” it added.Police subsequently linked the Pitt Meadows case to two similar incidents in Surrey and West Vancouver on January 15 and 16. Police later approved 14 charges.Police have released limited details about Singer’s relationship with the alleged victim. Investigators believe the women were “lured through an online platform and allegedly used that platform to solicit or provide employment opportunities,” they said. Asked whether Singh knew the women beforehand, police reiterated that they had been “targeted through online employment opportunities.”The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed in a statement that Singh has been “detained by the court” and is scheduled to appear in court in Port Coquitlam on March 9. BCPS said: “If the bail review is unsuccessful, Mr Singh will remain in custody until the conclusion of the case.”
