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Two men convicted of raping teenage girl in Rotherham on the run after missing trial
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 14 Nov 2026, 02:06 PM
Police are searching for Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Khan, who were convicted in their absence. Photo: National Crime Agency (NCA) in UK
Two men convicted of raping and sexually exploiting a teenage girl in Rotherham are being sought by police after absconding ahead of their trial, with at least one believed to have fled abroad, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Ifzal Khan, both 37, were found guilty alongside Mudasar's brother, Ghazanfar Hussain, 42, at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday.
Mudasar Hussain had been released on conditional bail before the trial and was required to surrender his passport. The NCA said he could still be in the UK but might have left the country illegally.
Khan, who was also on conditional bail, flew to Qatar on September 22 and is believed to have travelled on to Pakistan.
Mudasar Hussain was convicted of 12 counts of rape, Khan of two counts of rape and one count of sexual exploitation, and Ghazanfar Hussain of one count of rape.
The victim was aged 13 and 14 when she was groomed and sexually abused between 2008 and 2010, first by Mudasar Hussain and later, separately, by his brother and Khan.
Mudasar Hussain, who was around 20 at the time, supplied the girl with alcohol and drugs before taking her to a house in Rotherham, where he raped her.
According to the NCA, he abused her repeatedly over around 18 months at the house, in public places and in his car. The victim told police that he used violence and threats to force her, including threatening her with a baseball bat.
His brother Ghazanfar Hussain, then around 24 and nicknamed Gucci, raped her once while Mudasar was out of the country for a period.
Khan began abusing the girl after she started visiting the takeaway where he worked. He gave her food, money and cigarettes and took her along on delivery trips, the NCA said.
The girl believed they were in a relationship, but Khan raped her during an abusive period lasting around seven months.
The NCA said Khan also took her to a house several times and asked her to have sex with other men there. She refused each time. On one occasion, however, he took her to another address and left her alone with a man who raped her.
Khan later told the girl that he owed the man a favour, according to the agency.
The three men were arrested as part of Operation Stovewood, launched in 2014 following the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.
The NCA said the investigation had identified and supported around 1,150 potential victims and secured 60 convictions against 55 people.
Khan and the Hussain brothers are due to be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.
Police have appealed to the public for information that could help locate the two fugitives.
Philip Marshall, head of Operation Stovewood, praised the victim for her courage in reporting the grooming, exploitation and prolonged sexual abuse she suffered as a child.
Anyone with information about the men's whereabouts is urged to contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through its website.
Source: Sky News