Afghan migrant who raped schoolgirl set to be released from jail early and let loose on Britain's streets

An Afghan migrant who raped a schoolgirl is set to be released from jail early and let loose on Britain's streets under Labour's release scheme.

Parmeet Khurana was jailed for nine years in 2022 for raping the 17-year-old victim in 2021 and perverting the course of justice.

He lived in Austria before arriving in the UK - but now Britain is locked in a battle with Austria's top officials to deport the sex offender.

Labour promised the victim their attempt to remove her attacker from the UK was being treated as their "highest priority" - but the vow appears to have fallen through.

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As a result, the victim's mother furiously raged against her daughter's attacker being allowed to run rampant on Britain's streets.

"It seems utterly unacceptable that a child rapist should be allowed early release under any circumstances," she told The Sun.

"It says to victims that they are not important, that their life-long legacy of fear and trauma does not matter.

"And it allows potentially dangerous offenders back onto our streets before they should be."

She added the release of guilty perpetrators was a "travesty of justice", especially given it is "so difficult" to charge a defendant in a rape case.

Current legislation allows rapists to be considered for release as soon as they serve two-thirds of their sentence.

But Labour is pursuing new legislation which will allow sex offenders, including paedophiles and rapists, to run free having only fulfilled half their sentence.

Up to 6,000 criminals convicted of manslaughter, rape and sexual assault could be released early as part of Labour's prison scheme.

The first group of 700 prisoners will be released in September, with a similar number of criminals freed for each of the next nine months in a staggered release schedule.

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The victim was assured by the Government that changes were being made with the "aim of improving the effectiveness of sentencing and better managing offenders in the community".

The letter added that the information "may be difficult" for the victim and added they recognised the "lasting impact the offence may have had on you".

Khurana is being freed four years after his conviction, having only served around 45 per cent of his prison term, thanks to Labour's reforms.

The UK Borders Act 2007 demands a Deportation Order after the conviction of a foreign national and has been handed a jail sentence for 12 months or more.

Back in March of last year, former Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Dame Angela Eagle, told the family the Home Office was continuing to pursue Khurana's deportation.

It read: "I can confirm that the Home Office continues to pursue PK’s deportation from the UK, however his is a complex case that requires us to liaise with the Austrian authorities regarding his status in Austria prior to his arrival in the UK, and this action is ongoing."

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "Public safety and supporting victims is our top priority.

"Offenders who a judge has deemed the most dangerous are automatically blocked from early release, and prisoners who behave badly while behind bars face being locked up for longer.

"Anyone who is released faces tough rules such as restrictions on their movements, tagging, being banned from attending public events, pubs and clubs, backed by our record £700million investment into probation and 1,300 extra probation officers."

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