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Government 'looking at every route' to deport grooming leader
Key takeaways
- GMPImage caption, Shabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12
- A government minister has said officials are "looking at every route" to have the leader of a Rochdale grooming gang deported.
- Shabir Ahmed was jailed for 22 years in August 2012, but his victims were this week told he was set to be released from prison on licence today.
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GMPImage caption, Shabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12
A government minister has said officials are "looking at every route" to have the leader of a Rochdale grooming gang deported.
Shabir Ahmed was jailed for 22 years in August 2012, but his victims were this week told he was set to be released from prison on licence today.
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