Bracknell taxi driver convicted of rape had 52 previous allegations
Diwan Khan, whose mother Naheed Ejaz served as Bracknell’s mayor, was convicted of rape in February
A Bracknell taxi driver who raped a teenage girl had already accumulated 52 allegations of criminal offences before the attack took place, council records reveal.
Diwan Khan, whose mother Naheed Ejaz served as Bracknell’s mayor, was convicted of rape in February alongside Ejaz, who was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Both are due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on April 30.
Internal council documents, obtained by the Bracknell News, show senior officials had reclaimed the then 39-year-old’s taxi licence as far back as January 2024 – six months before the rape offence was committed.
Kevin Gibbs, executive director of Bracknell Forest Council, wrote at the time that Khan “had a long string of offences: 52 from 2006”, adding that he had spent time in prison for driving without a licence and drug-related offences. Mr Gibbs concluded this raised “serious questions over his appropriateness for ever qualifying for the issue of a taxi licence.”
Council records, obtained through a the Freedom of Information request, also show Khan had been arrested on January 11, 2024 over a separate alleged offence committed over the Christmas and New Year period.
He was released on bail to his mother’s home in 65 Abbotsbury, Bracknell, with conditions including no contact with the alleged victim, described as a vulnerable 19-year-old. His taxi licence was revoked following that arrest.
Monitoring officer Sanjay Prashar noted Khan had also been arrested in July 2023 on suspicion of a serious offence – an arrest that was not reported to the council. Mr Prashar wrote that Councillor Ejaz “was in full knowledge of this event.”
Naheed Ejaz became Bracknell Forest’s first Muslim mayor in May 2023 following Labour’s local election victory. Her son served as her mayoral consort during a period when he was already under investigation in his capacity as a licensed taxi driver. Ejaz began scaling back her mayoral duties in January 2024, citing ill health.
The FOI documents were obtained by Ashley Bower-Dyke, vice-chair of Bracknell Conservatives, and shared with the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Thames Valley Police has been contacted for comment.
Khan was convicted of rape in January, having plied a teenage girl with ecstasy and vodka before attacking her in the summer of 2024. His mother, former Bracknell mayor Naheed Ejaz, was convicted of perverting the course of justice. Both are due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on April 30.