More South Asian heritage grooming gang rapists have been sentenced in Keighley, England, receiving terms of as little as three years for rape. Notably, convicts in England who receive non-life sentences are eligible for release on license anywhere from 40 percent to two-thirds of the way through their terms, making it unlikely any of the gang members will serve their relatively short sentences in full.
West Yorkshire Police, previously found responsible for “a serious systematic failure” to act against rape gangs, misleadingly boast that “Eight men have been given jail sentences of nearly 58 years for multiple sexual offenses against two children in Keighley,” despite the fact none of the groomers will serve anything close to 58 years.
The force lists the groomers, found guilty at trials on October 20, 2023, and December 13, 2024, as follows:
- Amreaz Asghar, 47, of Keighley, was jailed for four and a half years for rape.
- Perwaz Asghar, 50, of Nottingham, was jailed for six and a half years for two indecent assaults.
- Mohammed Din, 47, of Keighley, was jailed for 14 years for 11 counts of rape.
- Sajid Mahmood Khan, 45, of Keighley, was jailed for three years for rape.
- Zehroon Razak, 47, of Keighley, was jailed for six and a half years for rape.
- Fayaz Ahmed, 45, of Bingley, was sentenced to seven and a half years after being found guilty of two counts of rape.
- Imtiaz Ahmed, 61, of Keighley, was sentenced to nine years after being found guilty of rape.
- Ibrar Hussain, 47, of Keighley, was jailed for six and a half years after being found guilty of two counts of rape.
Fayaz Ahmed and Imtiaz Ahmed were tried and convicted in their absence. A ninth man, whom the police do not name, was deemed unfit to stand trial, but a so-called “trial of the facts” concluded he was guilty of rape.
“We welcome the sentences that have been handed down to these men,” said Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Greenbank for Bradford District Police, evidently taking no issue with their length despite acknowledging that “The abuse both girls endured robbed them of their childhood.”
Typically, for cases like these, the police statement does not refer to the migration background or religious faith of any of the groomers or the ethnicity of their victims. British police forces have often given so-called “community relations” primacy over bringing pedophiles to justice when tackling rape gangs.
