Ex-Mayor Naheed Ejaz Accused of Obstructing Justice in Son's Rape Case

• Former Bracknell Forest Mayor Naheed Ejaz is on trial for obstructing justice, accused of helping her son hide evidence in a 15-year-old girl's rape case.
• Ejaz allegedly delayed police entry and instructed her son, Diwan Khan, in Urdu to hide a mobile phone containing a video of the sexual assault.
• Her son, Diwan Khan, is accused of drugging a minor with MDMA-laced vodka and raping her in June 2024, then blackmailing her with a video.
• Khan, who served as his mother's consort, allegedly threatened the victim, stating he would show the video to her mother and 'cut your throat' if she told anyone.
• Naheed Ejaz, a former Labour Party councillor and the first Pakistani Muslim Mayor of Bracknell Forest, resigned from her councillor position in October 2024.