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	Police Seek Information in Sikh Priest Sex Abuse Allegations Winnipeg Free Press [Canada] January 12, 2007 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/local/story/3841086p-4444594c.html City police are asking the Sikh community for more information in connection to an historic sexual abuse investigation involving three Sikh priests. Const. Jacqueline Chaput said Friday despite the three men being charged with multiple sexual abuse charges the investigation continues with the possibility of more arrests. Bakhshish Singh, 47, Kuljit Singh, 43, Dalbag Singh, 37, are scheduled to appear in a Winnipeg court next month. They were first arrested Dec. 23. All three are priests at the Gurdwara Nanaksar temple in St. Vital. Gurdwara Nanaksar is one of only 17 temples of its kind worldwide - it is affiliated with a specific Sikh sect, Nanaksar Satsang Sabha. There are about 300 members in Winnipeg. The charges against the men are only allegations which have not been proven in court. The charges are in connection to alleged sexual assaults against a young boy more than a decade ago. The man is now in his mid-20s and a resident of Winnipeg. Police have also said the charges are linked to an alleged Dec. 14 kidnapping in which a man armed with a sword and another man armed with a tire iron kidnapped two priests from the temple. The men drove them to a residence in the Waverley area where they allegedly physically assaulted the priests. Jeewan Jyot Kahlon, 24, and Amandeep Singh Chana, 25, both face charges of kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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