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Grooming gang leader released from prison

BBC News · Jul 2, 2026, 11:33 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • GMPImage caption, Shabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12
  • The ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang that targeted girls as young as 12 has been released from prison.
  • Shabir Ahmed, who was known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for 22 years in August 2012 for a raft of child sexual offences including rape.

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GMPImage caption, Shabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12

The ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang that targeted girls as young as 12 has been released from prison.

Shabir Ahmed, who was known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for 22 years in August 2012 for a raft of child sexual offences including rape.

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