A Bradford man has been jailed for over two years after conspiring with a friend to dodge a traffic offence.
Atique Khan, aged 44, of Grantham Terrace in Bradford, received a total sentence of 26 months at Bradford Crown Court last Thursday, 5 December after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to pervert the course of justice in relation to an offence committed by Kashif Khan in July 2021.
Kashif gave false details to police when he was sent a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) after a car registered to him was captured on dash cam driving through a red light on the A650 Keighley Road on the morning of 25 July 2021. This footage was sent to West Yorkshire Police’s Op Snap portal.
Suspicions were raised when the details provided by Kashif were found to have been previously used by others attempting to avoid similar prosecutions and were linked to Atique.
Kashif was further quizzed about the offence and said he had taken the car into a garage in Halifax the day before for required maintenance and had not collected it until three days later. He provided details of the garage which was found not to exist at the address given and was also found to be linked to Atique.
Both men were arrested and Kashif’s mobile phone was seized, which showed that he and Atique had discussed how to avoid prosecution for the offence.
Kashif Khan, aged 30, of Durham Road, Bradford, received an 18-month sentence which was suspended for two years.
Speaking after sentencing, Rachel Wainwright of West Yorkshire Police’s Prosecutions and Casualty Prevention Unit, said: “Perverting the cause of justice is a serious offence and I hope this outcome sends out a clear message that we will thoroughly investigate matters where people are suspected of interfering with legal processes.”
