UK and Pakistan in talks about deporting grooming gang leader
- 8 hours agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterGMPShabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12 UK government officials are in talks with Pakistan about the possibility of deporting a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader to the country.
- Shabir Ahmed was released from jail this week, after being convicted in 2012 for multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls.
- Ahmed had dual British-Pakistani citizenship but was stripped of his UK passport following his conviction.
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- 8 hours agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterGMPShabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12 UK government officials are in talks with Pakistan about the possibility of deporting a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader to the country.
- Shabir Ahmed was released from jail this week, after being convicted in 2012 for multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls.
- Ahmed had dual British-Pakistani citizenship but was stripped of his UK passport following his conviction.
Sources: BBC News, Times of India