A man has been arrested and another wanted in connection with a brutal attack on an Ontario woman last December – an attack investigators believe was linked to her subsequent abduction a month later when three men dragged her barefoot into snow from relative. farm house. On Thursday, Riyasat Singh, 23, of Brampton, Ont. 37, in the underground car park of her condominium in the York area. A second Brampton man, 23-year-old Harshdeep Binner, is wanted on the same charges. Ms. Haitamiri was beaten with a frying pan during the attack, which stopped after a passer-by was stopped. Police say the suspects fled in a silver car that was later found and stolen from Toronto. In the aftermath of the attack, Ms. Hajtamiri went to stay with a family member at Wasaga Beach, Ont. There, on the night of January 12, three men with “police equipment” forced their way into the house and dragged her out into a waiting car. He has not appeared since. “This is an incredibly unusual case,” said OPP Detective Inspector Martin Graham in an interview earlier in the week, prior to the announcement of the arrest and warrant. Police have no motive or rationale for the crime, he said. No ransom has been requested. In more than 32 years of policing, he said, “he has never encountered a case like this.” One of the most gruesome details of the case is that, before her abduction, police say Ms Hajtamiri had discovered that a surveillance device had been attached to her car. On Tuesday, the same day that police made a public appeal for information about the missing woman, her ex-boyfriend Mohamed Lilo appeared in court – accused of criminal harassment against her before her disappearance. Det. Insp. Graham did not elaborate on the charges against Lilo, 34, who lives in a suburb outside Montreal, saying only that evidence was leaked during his investigation into “a pattern of behavior against Elnaz.” , for a period of time. ” In addition to a personal relationship, Det. Insp. Graham said the two were involved in an export-related business relationship. Philippe Grenier, Mr Lilo’s lawyer, declined to comment when asked by telephone on Thursday night. OPP investigators are working with York District Police on the link between the abduction and the previous attack. OPP spokesman Bill Dixon said on Thursday that the arrest and warrant for the previous attack “is a very big positive step forward”. “We will continue to work with the York Regional Police and anyone else we need to bring her home.” In a statement released by the OPP earlier on Tuesday, Ms. Hajtamiri’s mother asked anyone with information to come forward. “We desperately need your help,” Fariba Hajtamiri was quoted as saying. “I beg you, as a mother, to guide us and tell us what you know. “Help us find Elnaz.” Det. Insp. Graham could not speak to any communication between the two police services after the December attack and Ms. Haitamiri’s retreat to Wasaga Beach, but said he was aware that “a number of security plans” had been developed between him and his office. York. Our Morning and Afternoon newsletters are compiled by Globe editors, giving you a brief overview of the day’s most important headlines. Register today.
