A major police operation in the UK has led to the arrest of nine people linked to a religious group in Crewe, Cheshire, following allegations of rape, sexual assault, forced marriage and modern slavery, according to the BBC.
More than 500 officers carried out coordinated early-morning raids at three properties associated with the group known as Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (Arpol). The organisation, established in the early 2000s by followers emerging from Shia Islam, currently has an estimated 150 members at its base in the town.
