Former Berkshire mayor jailed for three years for helping son to cover up rape of unconscious teenage girl
Former Berkshire mayor jailed for three years for helping son to cover up rape of unconscious teenage girl
Ben MitchellFri, May 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM UTC
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Naheed Ejaz was found guilty of perverting the course of justice (Hampshire Police/PA Wire)
The former mayor of Bracknell Forest has been jailed for three years for helping her son to cover up his rape of an unconscious teenage girl.
Naheed Ejaz, 61, who was mayor of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire from May 2023 to May 2024, was earlier found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of perverting the course of justice.
Her son Diwan Khan, of Bracknell in Berkshire, had raped the girl in his car in Hampshire in July 2024 after giving her drug-laced vodka.
The 41-year-old, who served as his mother’s mayoral consort, was jailed for 12 years and given a five-year extended licence period upon release for rape and perverting the course of justice.
He was also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for 20 years, an indefinite restraining order, and will be on the sex offenders register for life.
Ejaz stalled police as they sought to arrest her son at his home following the rape.
Diwan Kahn, 41, drugged and raped a 15-year-old girl (Hampshire Police/PA Wire)
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: “Khan had supplied the girl with vodka laced with MDMA, and then raped her while she was unconscious and filmed himself doing so, the court heard.
“The incident was reported to police via a third party on September 10 that year.
“When officers attended Khan’s home address on September 12, his mother Naheed Ejaz, 61, came to the front door but did not open it for two minutes, the jury was told.
“When officers did enter the address to arrest Khan, their body-worn footage captured a conversation between the two in Urdu, in which they talked about hiding something.
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“The conversation was later translated and Ejaz was arrested. Despite multiple searches, the phone has not been found.”
A Bracknell Forest Council spokesperson confirmed that Khan had acted as mayoral consort but had conducted no civic functions or engagements in 2024.
A portrait of Ejaz, a Labour councillor, had been removed from a gallery of former mayors at the council’s Time Square office, the spokesman added.
Susan Halliwell, the council’s chief executive, said: “Our thoughts remain with the brave young girl whose life has been undoubtedly changed forever due to the heinous crimes of former mayor Naheed Ejaz and former mayoral consort Diwan Khan.
“While the crimes were committed in Ejaz and Khan’s personal life outside of their civic roles, it does not make them any less abhorrent.
“To further reassure and safeguard our residents, we have started a thorough investigation into the taxi licensing of both Ejaz and Khan.
“They held separate and distinct licences which were issued and revoked at different times.”
Detective Constable Lee Clement said: “The victim in this case has shown considerable bravery during the investigation, and in having to relive her experience in court.
“This attack continues to have a significant impact on her mental health.
“We hope that this result helps in some way in her recovery.
“Khan targeted a vulnerable teenage girl, and then, along with his mother Ejaz, tried to cover up evidence to hinder our investigation.”
Source: “AOL Breaking”
