30 jun 2026
Government 'cannot deport' grooming gang ringleader
A 55-year-old law means the government has no legal powers to remove Shabir Ahmed from the UK.
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Provisions in Immigration Act prevent Shabir Ahmed, due to be released, from being removed to Pakistan The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang is due to be released from prison this week and cannot be deported from the country, his victims have been told. Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as “Daddy”, was convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls in 2012.
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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told
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