This story is from October 20, 2017

Interpol asks Delhi Police about Briton held for sex attack

Interpol has contacted Delhi Police, asking for details of a 54-year-old British man arrested for sexually assaulting children at a school for the visually impaired in south Delhi last month.
Interpol asks Delhi Police about Briton held for sex attack
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NEW DELHI: Interpol has contacted Delhi Police, asking for details of a 54-year-old British man arrested for sexually assaulting children at a school for the visually impaired in south Delhi last month.
Murray Denis Ward’s crimes came to the fore when a school employee reported to the authorities about him confining three boys aged 12 to 14 in a room and sexually assaulting them. The police had seized his cellphone and laptop in which had been stored pornographic material.

Interpol’s request has given credence to police’s suspicion that Ward may have been a part of an international paedophilia racket. Sources said Interpol had been informed about a suspect who had committed a similar crime in a British county last year. When the Indian media reported Ward’s crime, the British police were alerted to the possibility of that suspect and Ward being the same person.
Sources confirmed that Delhi Police submitted a detailed report to Interpol a few days ago, which includes Ward’s passport and immigration details. If need be, Ward would be interrogated by British police and he may be extradited to the UK as well.
Delhi Police would soon file a chargesheet once they receive forensic reports on his phone and laptop.
Ward used to donate money to the school from time to time and had posed as a philanthropist. He gave the children English lessons. His chat history indicated that he was in touch with over two dozen teenagers of both sexes whom he sent explicit messages, a source said.
Ward had been staying in India since 2000. He worked as a senior manager with several telecom companies, and travelled to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai during which he claimed to be associated with philanthropic work. That’s where he met his victims as well. Ward had plans of leaving for Gloucestershire (UK) in October.
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Raj Shekhar

Raj Shekhar Jha is an assistant editor with The Times of India, Delhi. He has been writing on internal security and crime for TOI since 2011.

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