# PoK legislator on UK police bail over alleged child sex offences 2026-08-06T21:40:28+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rukhsar Ahmed, re-elected last week to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s legislative assembly, is on police bail in Britain over alleged child sexual offences dating to the 1990s, The Times of India reports. Greater Manchester Police arrested the 62-year-old at Manchester airport on July 18, 2024, on suspicion of rape and trafficking girls in care in Manchester. Two women allege Ahmed raped and trafficked them when they were children in care homes. He was due to answer bail last month but did not attend, citing illness and inability to fly. A UK judge had allowed him to travel to Pakistan. He must report to police within six weeks. Operation Edison has made 22 arrests since its 2020 launch. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: child sexual abuse, Greater Manchester Police, Operation Edison, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, UK police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pok-legislator-on-uk-police-bail-over-alleged-child-sex-offences/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pok-legislator-on-uk-police-bail-over-alleged-child-sex-offences/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.