A man who kidnapped, tortured and raped a young woman after a dispute linked to a suitcase from Thailand has been jailed for 34 years in the UK and will be deported after completing his sentence.

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Gagandeep Singh, 34, of Wandsworth, south London, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday 12 June 2026, after previously being found guilty in February of two counts of rape, false imprisonment, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and kidnap. He received a 28-year prison sentence followed by a six-year extended licence period.

The case stemmed from events in June 2024 when the victim, a 24-year-old woman, became suspicious after being asked to carry a suitcase containing unknown items from Thailand back to the UK. After refusing, she arrived at Birmingham Airport and was allegedly forced into a car by masked men before being driven to London.

The court heard that she was taken to a house in Hanwell, west London, where she was subjected to a prolonged ordeal. The victim said she was punched, beaten, stripped, whipped, burned and raped twice by Singh over more than a day before being released.

Following her release, she was threatened and warned not to tell anyone what had happened. Traumatised by the attack, she initially disclosed only part of her ordeal to her mother, who contacted police. It took a further six weeks before the victim felt able to provide a full statement.

A key breakthrough came when the victim’s clothing from the day of the kidnapping was preserved by her mother and later examined for forensic evidence. DNA testing produced a one-in-a-million positive match for Singh, who was already being held on remand for an unrelated offence.

Detective Constable Seetara Abdul of the North West Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit praised the victim’s courage, describing the violence she endured as “unimaginable”. She said officers worked at the victim’s pace to build trust and secure evidence against “an extremely dangerous individual”.

In a statement, the victim said she had been reluctant to approach police because she feared putting herself and others at risk. She credited her mother for preserving evidence and encouraging her to seek justice, adding that survivors of abuse should not carry shame for crimes committed against them.

The Daily Mail reported that Singh answered “no comment” during police interviews, but prosecutors relied on DNA evidence and the victim’s testimony to secure convictions. He will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 18 years and, after completing his sentence and extended licence period, will be deported from the UK with no right of re-entry.

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He gave a 'no comment' interview thinking he was a criminal mastermind, only to get absolutely destroyed by a one-in-a-million DNA match. Brilliant work by the forensics team.🧬📉

Scary to think people like this evil monster walk among us. I hope the victim gets proper counseling.

5 minutes ago, Front Row said:

Scary to think people like this evil monster walk among us. I hope the victim gets proper counseling.

Also hope the convicted slug will get 'proper counseling' in prison.

With the UK taxpayer housing and feeding this slug for at least 18 more years, why not just deport him now?

There's probably a law about serving time where the crime was prosecuted? If there's any law that should be repealed by any political party, it's certainly this obligation to extend 'welfare' to convicted foreign criminals.

Smart thinking mother. Seems others were involved (kidnapping at airport). I wonder if they've been caught.

17 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

With the UK taxpayer housing and feeding this slug for at least 18 more years, why not just deport him now?

There's probably a law about serving time where the crime was prosecuted? If there's any law that should be repealed by any political party, it's certainly this obligation to extend 'welfare' to convicted foreign criminals.

Although I understand your point, the only way for Justice to be served is to keep him in the UK. Sending him back to his home country may mean he is back out on the street in no time.

1 hour ago, bunnydrops said:

Although I understand your point, the only way for Justice to be served is to keep him in the UK. Sending him back to his home country may mean he is back out on the street in no time.

Back out on the streets 5000 miles away is fine by me.

3 hours ago, NanLaew said:

With the UK taxpayer housing and feeding this slug for at least 18 more years, why not just deport him now?

There's probably a law about serving time where the crime was prosecuted? If there's any law that should be repealed by any political party, it's certainly this obligation to extend 'welfare' to convicted foreign criminals.

Doesn't sound like he's "foreign" but a right & proper Brit.

The racists on AN immediately jump to the conclusion he's a "foreigner" because, oh no, Brits wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

More questions than answers. What's the deal with the suitcase? And why would her refusing get her kidnapped at home? What about Singh's accomplices? Why weren't they charged?

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

Back out on the streets 5000 miles away is fine by me.

And if a women you know - wife, daughter or female friend (if you have them) were on holiday in India and were kidnapped, tortured and raped by this monster after he'd been released early from jail, would that still be fine by you?

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by GroveHillWanderer

6 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The racists on AN immediately jump to the conclusion he's a "foreigner" because, oh no, Brits wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

More questions than answers. What's the deal with the suitcase? And why would her refusing get her kidnapped at home? What about Singh's accomplices? Why weren't they charged?

The most common scenario in these circumstances is that the suitcase contains drugs. If so, refusing would get her kidnapped because Singh was enraged that he hadn't got the drugs (and therefore the presumably significant financial gain) he had been hoping for.

12 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The racists on AN immediately jump to the conclusion he's a "foreigner" because, oh no, Brits wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

More likely that they came to the conclusion hes foreign because he will be deported after his prison sentence

36 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

The most common scenario in these circumstances is that the suitcase contains drugs. If so, refusing would get her kidnapped because Singh was enraged that he hadn't got the drugs (and therefore the presumably significant financial gain) he had been hoping for.

Nah, that's nonsense. The sender would just pick another mark. My guess is that more people refuse than agree.

30 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

More likely that they came to the conclusion hes foreign because he will be deported after his prison sentence

Deported to where, Nick??? I see no reportage of any foreign country.

4 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Deported to where, Nick??? I see no reportage of any foreign country.

Does it matter what Country he will be deported back to ?

Maybe she agreed to carry the suitcase back and changed her mind at the airport ?

The going rate for a mule to carry a case packed with Cannabis is 5k.

1 hour ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

And if a women you know - wife, daughter or female friend (if you have them) were on holiday in India and were kidnapped, tortured and raped by this monster after he'd been released early from jail, would that still be fine by you?

If it was ANY woman, including any I DON'T know, it would NOT be fine.

However, if he gets released early from an Indian jail, that's something for the Indian authorities to handle. He won't be here sucking on the British taxpayer's teat.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

What's the deal with the suitcase?

The suitcase the woman refused to carry from Thailand probably contained drugs.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

And why would her refusing get her kidnapped at home?

If she had been on a holiday fully paid for by the drug traffickers, subsequently discovered what being 'mule' meant, and refused to carry the suitcase at the airport in Thailand, the recipients will have been waiting for her on arrival.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

What about Singh's accomplices? Why weren't they charged?

Who says they weren't? This media story is about this one guy doing bad things to a single victim.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The racists on AN immediately jump to the conclusion he's a "foreigner" because, oh no, Brits wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

The media article states that he will be "deported from the UK with no right of re-entry" after completing his sentence. They wouldn't be saying that if they hadn't already established his citizenship. He may have been living in Wandsworth, but it is safe to assume he's neither a British citizen nor holds indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

He received a 28-year prison sentence followed by a six-year extended licence period.

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

He will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 18 years and, after completing his sentence and extended licence period, will be deported from the UK

Wait a minute.

He will be released from prison, perhaps after serving 18 years, but before he is deported from the UK he will be free on the streets for 6 years??

An extended licence period (part of an Extended Determinate Sentence) is an additional period of supervision in the community following release from prison.

I'm sure he'll just hang around, being supervised while free on the streets of the UK for 6 years, then show up with his bags and suitcases when it's time to be deported never to return.

What a joke.

7 minutes ago, Packer said:

Wait a minute.

He will be released from prison, perhaps after serving 18 years, but before he is deported from the UK he will be free on the streets for 6 years??

An extended licence period (part of an Extended Determinate Sentence) is an additional period of supervision in the community following release from prison.

I'm sure he'll just hang around, being supervised while free on the streets of the UK for 6 years, then show up with his bags and suitcases when it's time to be deported never to return.

What a joke.

It doesn't work that way for non-citizens. In his case, early release will mean early deportation.

Edited 22 hours ago22 hr by NanLaew

19 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Deported to where, Nick??? I see no reportage of any foreign country.

Obviously, India, with a surname such as Singh.

https://www.ptcnews.tv/amp/world-news/indian-origin-man-sentenced-for-34-years-in-uk-for-sexually-assaulting-woman-4425612

https://www.facebook.com/Timesnow/posts/a-34-year-old-indian-origin-man-was-sentenced-to-34-years-of-imprisonment-on-fri/1505818678256056/

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Scouse123

20 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The racists on AN immediately jump to the conclusion he's a "foreigner" because, oh no, Brits wouldn't commit such a heinous crime.

More questions than answers. What's the deal with the suitcase? And why would her refusing get her kidnapped at home? What about Singh's accomplices? Why weren't they charged?

If he was a uk national, he couldn't be deported after he served his sentence.

I'm confused. What is the point of the extended licence period if he is eventually going to be deported? If he is deported straight away, after completing his sentence (as an earlier poster suggested), I'm still confused, as the extended licence period is then redundant. I can only assume deportation is a recommendation, not an order. It's the only way this thing makes sense, a sort of belt and braces approach by the judge.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by nausea
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Hanging him is cheaper , £5 baht for rope and dump body in landfill save £50k a year on him being in prison for almost 20 years

On 6/13/2026 at 7:15 PM, NanLaew said:

With the UK taxpayer housing and feeding this slug for at least 18 more years, why not just deport him now?

By your way of thinking, what would prevent me from flying to the UK, rob a few places, then turn myself in to be deported?

Or, how about if a few angry terrorists visit, butcher some innocents and then self-deport back to their countries?

Think of all the money saved just in court costs!

He should have had his neck stretched.

23 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Back out on the streets 5000 miles away is fine by me.

You're not a woman?