Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Islamabad is refusing to take back Pakistan-born Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for 30 child rape offences.Earlier this week, Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK, signalled that the government is prepared to sanction Pakistan if it refuses to take back the sexual offender. Secretary Cooper said that the UK government would consider using “all possible levers”….
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London, July 10 (IANS) The UK government is expected to announce changes to legislation that currently prevents the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang’s ringleader to Pakistan, according to local media reports. UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is considering whether the changes will be introduced through fast-tracked legislation or as an amendment to the Immigration and Asylum Bill. Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, who served 14 years for several rapes and sexual…
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government is maintaining the same claim as the ringleader of the grooming gang in the UK’s Rochdale by saying he is no longer a Pakistani citizen, a media report said.”Pakistan is refusing to take back a ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang on the grounds that he is no longer a citizen of the country after ripping up his passport. Shabir Ahmed, who was freed this week after serving 14 years in prison for 30 child rape offences, claims that he renounced…
Jhansi, May 22 (IANS) A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi has convicted and sentenced an accused to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) along with a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh in a child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) case, officials said on Friday.According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the court of the Special Judge under the POCSO Act pronounced the judgment against accused Ramji on May 22 after finding him guilty in…
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistani grooming gangs in the United Kingdom are widely known for their organised operations and repeated targetting of minority communities, particularly Sikh and Hindu girls, with activists labelling the serial abuse as “the biggest peacetime crime — and cover-up — in British history”, a report has highlighted. It detailed that these grooming gangs have been associated with organised Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) for decades.According to a report in New Delhi-ba…
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested 34 cyber offenders during a special one-day operation across the State.Those arrested include 24 accused involved in repeated Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) offences and 10 mule account holders involved in multiple cyber frauds within and outside Telangana.A total of 18 teams participated in the operation which was primarily focused on in and around Hyderabad city and other district units.TGCSB direc…