{"id":203203,"date":"2026-07-02T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/02\/grooming-gang-leader-released-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:48:16","slug":"grooming-gang-leader-released-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/02\/grooming-gang-leader-released-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Grooming gang leader released from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >The ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang that targeted girls as young as 12 has been released from prison. <\/b><\/p>\n<p >Shabir Ahmed, who was known as &#8216;Daddy&#8217; by his victims, was jailed for 22 years in August 2012 for a raft of child sexual offences including rape.<\/p>\n<p >This week his victims were told he would be released on licence and despite earlier promises, could not be deported due to a 55-year-old law. <\/p>\n<p >The BBC understands the now 73-year-old left prison earlier and is now in secure accommodation, wearing a GPS electronically monitored tag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Tell us which stories we should cover in Greater Manchester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p ><i >Listen to the best of <\/i><i >BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds<\/i><i > and follow BBC Manchester on <\/i><i >Facebook<\/i><span >, <!-- -->external<\/span><i >, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcradiomanc\" ><i >X<\/i><span >, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i >, and <\/i><i >Instagram<\/i><span >, <!-- -->external<\/span><i >. 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