Wanted men charged after assault at downtown hotel; boater missing near Cherry Beach

Toronto Police say three other men had already been charged after April 25 incident in Bay St.-Adelaide St. W. area

Published May 27, 2026  •  2 minute read

Nadeem Ali, 32, of Oakville, is wanted on robbery and assault causing bodily harm charges in connection with an April 25, 2026, incident at a downtown Toronto hotel. Photo by TPS

Two more people have been arrested and charged after a person was allegedly assaulted and robbed last month while waiting to check in at a downtown hotel.

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Toronto Police said the incident happened on April 25 in the Bay St.-Adelaide St. W. area, where a verbal altercation between the victim and a group of five men waiting in line ahead of them turned physical.

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Police said the men allegedly assaulted the victim, who also had personal property stolen.

The suspects then fled on foot.

Police said two outstanding suspects were arrested over the last couple of weeks after they had previously charged three other men.

This man was wanted by Toronto Police in connection with an April 25, 2026, assault and robbery at a downtown Toronto hotel. Photo by TPS

Nadeem Ali, 32, of Oakville, was arrested on May 19 and charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm. Mahad Awan, 24, of Brampton, was arrested on Monday and charged with the same offences.

Those charges were also laid against Piraveen Jegathesvaran, 30, of Whitby, Gurman Bhandal, 25, of Caledon, and Harneet Dhindsa, 25, of Blue Mountains, who were arrested earlier this month.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.

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A rescue boat near Cherry Beach in Toronto, on Friday, July 26, 2019. Photo by Kevin Connor /Toronto Sun

Boater missing, another rescued near Cherry Beach

Police continue to search for a missing boater after an inflatable vessel carrying two people and a dog capsized Wednesday afternoon near Cherry Beach.

Toronto Police said they were able to find a man in his 40s and the dog after the small boat tipped over around 1:45 p.m., leading to a marine rescue on Lake Ontario.

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The man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

In an update just before 6 p.m., police said the marine unit was continuing to search for the second boater.

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Police said both boys were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

“Current evidence suggests no suspects outstanding,” police said on social media.

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