Police seek two men for questioning over rape of girl, 13, in Bethnal Green
Police in east London are seeking two men for questioning over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Weavers Fields, Bethnal Green, in August 2024. Detectives say one man is believed to remain in the UK and the other may have returned to Bangladesh; they are asking anyone with information about the men’s whereabouts to come forward.
The girl told police the men persuaded her to follow them from Whitechapel Road into the park, where the attack took place late at night. Police named Showkoth Ahmed, 31, and Jahidul Hassan Jaigirdar, 34, both with links to Tower Hamlets, after extensive enquiries including forensic work, witness interviews and CCTV reviews. Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to their arrest and conviction.
In short
- Police are seeking two men over a reported rape in Bethnal Green.
- One is believed to be in the UK; the other may be in Bangladesh.
- Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000.
Explained simply
Bethnal Green is an area of east London in the borough of Tower Hamlets. Weavers Fields is a public park there, close to Whitechapel Road.
The case concerns the reported rape of a 13-year-old girl in the park in August 2024. Police say they identified two men through forensic work, interviews with witnesses and reviews of CCTV; both have links to Tower Hamlets.
Police investigations seek to establish what happened and identify those responsible. Crimestoppers is an independent organisation that passes information to police and is offering a reward in this case.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Police hunt two Bangladeshi men for questioning over rape of 13-year-old girl – with one suspect believed to have fled UK”.