The 11th man arrested in relation to serious offences involving members of a religious group in Crewe has now been issued with an interim Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order.

The 48-year-old British national was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences on Thursday 7 May at an address in Crewe and has since been conditionally bailed.

An application for an interim Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) was heard at Chester Magistrate's on Monday 11 May, which was approved, and will provide additional restrictions that will enable us to manage him and ensure there is no risk to the public and other members of the group.

A number of conditions have been put in place as part of Sajid Khokhar's bail conditions in addition to the Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order, which is the sixth STRO Order we have successfully applied for as part of our investigation into the allegations.

Under the terms of Order, the 48-year-old is now required to comply with the following conditions:

• Not to enter Crewe
• Not to contact the victim
• Not to have any unsupervised contact with any children aged under 18 without the consent of the child's parent or guardian and with the express approval of Social Services for the area.
• Not to travel into or out of the United Kingdom in the company of any person save for his biological children
• No to organise any transport and/or accommodation for any person other than their biological children
• Arranging, facilitating or participating in any arrangement whereby individuals are required or encouraged to reside in any accommodation under their control or influence.
• Not to be in possession of any original or copy identity documents save those pertaining to themselves
• Not to be in possession or control of any bank card, payment card, sim card or mobile phone belonging to another person
• Not to reside at an address in the UK for more than 24 hours without reporting his whereabouts to the police
• Not to apply for, obtain or being in possession of any passport, national identity card or other travel document for the duration of this order
• Must surrender any passport, national identity card or other travel document issued in his name to a constable within 24 hours of this order being made

This latest arrest follows a policing operation on Wednesday 29 April, where more than 500 officers from Cheshire Police, with support of colleagues from neighbouring forces, conducted warrants at three addresses in Crewe following of reports of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery.

The offences are reported to have occurred in 2023 whilst the victim, a woman, was a member of a religious group called the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

Chief Superintendent Gareth Wrigley said: "I welcome the granting of this order, and I hope that they provide some reassurance to the local community.

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"Our priority is always the safety of the public, and while our investigation continues, these orders will provide additional restrictions to ensure there is no risk to the public and other members of the group.

"I would also like to reiterate that this is not an investigation into the religion, our investigation solely focuses on the serious allegations which have been reported to us.

"I'd also remind residents that this remains a live investigation which will take some time, and I would ask that people do not speculate while the case remains ongoing."

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