Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a public appeal to locate two convicted child rapists who fled while on bail after receiving lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl in Rotherham.
The two fugitives, Kamir Ifzal Khan, 37, and Mudasar Hussain, 37, were sentenced in their absence at Sheffield Crown Court. Khan was handed 25 years in prison, while Hussain received a 23-year sentence. Both men had fled before facing trial.
According to investigators, Khan left the UK for Qatar on September 22 and is believed to have travelled onward to Pakistan. The whereabouts of Hussain remain unknown, and the NCA has not ruled out the possibility that he also left Britain illegally.
A third man, Ghazanfar Hussain, 42, who is Mudasar’s brother, appeared in court and was sentenced to 10 years for rape. The combined sentences for the three men total 58 years.
The offences occurred between 2008 and 2010, when the victim was aged between 13 and 15. The court heard that she was repeatedly groomed, manipulated and sexually exploited over an extended period.
Mudasar was found guilty of 12 counts of rape and was accused of repeatedly abusing the victim for up to 18 months. Khan was convicted of two counts of rape and trafficking for sexual exploitation. He was also previously convicted of sexual offences involving an 11-year-old girl.
The case was investigated under Operation Stovewood, an NCA investigation into widespread child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The operation has identified and supported around 1,150 potential victims and resulted in 60 convictions involving 55 individuals.
The NCA is now urging anyone who may know the fugitives’ whereabouts to contact investigators. Authorities particularly want information that could help establish whether Khan is currently in Pakistan and locate Hussain.
