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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told

The Guardian · Jun 30, 2026, 2:42 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Shabir Ahmed was convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls as young as 12.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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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Shabir Ahmed was convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls as young as 12. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/PAView image in fullscreen Shabir Ahmed was convicted of multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls as young as 12. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/PAGreater Manchester Rochdale grooming gang ringleader cannot be deported, victims told Provisions in Immigration Act prevent Shabir Ahmed, due to be released, from being removed to Pakistan

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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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