Newly elected PoK legislator is on police bail in UK for child sex offences
Rukhsar Ahmed, a newly elected legislator in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, is currently on police bail in the UK regarding historic child sexual abuse allegations. Despite the ongoing investigation, he was permitted by a UK judge to travel to Pakistan for political activities.
Why it matters
The case raises complex questions regarding international extradition, diplomatic relations, and the accountability of public officials facing serious criminal charges.
TOI Correspondent from London: Former state minister in PoK Rukhsar Ahmed, who was elected again last week to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir legislative assembly, is on police bail in the UK for alleged child sex offences in the early 1990s.He previously served as a member of the assembly from 2006 to 2011, and from 2016 to 2021, and has held various ministerial roles.Ahmed, owner of a now derelict restaurant in Manchester called Gujjar Palace, was arrested at Manchester airport on July 18, 2024, on suspicion of rape and trafficking girls in care in Manchester in the 1990s as part of a grooming gang, the Guardian has revealed.The historic child sexual abuse allegations are linked to the Rusholme area of the city, where he lived for many years.
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