Police are renewing an appeal for information to help trace a man who failed to appear at court last year after being charged over incidents where members of the public were attacked at random in Leeds city centre.
Hardeep Garcha, aged 33, from Bradford, has been wanted since 10 July last year after failing to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court.
He had been charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent, Section 47 actual bodily harm and a racially aggravated public order offence in relation to incidents in Heaton’s Court and Leeds train station on 11 November, 2022, which left one man with a broken jaw and another with severe bruising.
Officers have been carrying out extensive enquiries but have been unable to locate him.
He has links to Bradford and Sheffield.
Anyone who has seen Garcha or who has any information that could assist in tracing him is asked to contact Sgt 4455 Merritt at Pudsey Police Station via 101 quoting crime reference 13220624692 or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat
Information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
