A BMW was hired with fake ID specifically for the crime, police said
14:53, 20 Oct 2026Updated 14:57, 20 Oct 2026
(L-R) Hassan Jangheer, Arjan Purewal and Jaskaran Thandi(Image: West Mercia Police)
A student was horrifically attacked by a group of men who had gone out specifically to prowl for a victim.
Arjan Purewal, 23, hired a BMW with a fake ID to target a victim and carry out a rape, police said.
He and two other men – Jaskaran Thandi, 23, and Hassan Jangheer, 23, – picked up a woman and drove her up and down Broad Street in Birmingham.
She was then taken to Vine Lane in Clent – around a 30-minute drive away – where she was attacked on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
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Purewal orally raped the woman before Jangheer forced her to perform a sexual act on him.
Thandi sexually assaulted her and Purewal filmed the appalling assault on his mobile phone, a court heard.
Police were called after the ordeal took place at around 3.30am.
The survivor of the attack said that she was dumped in the ‘middle of nowhere’ following the assault.
The three attackers were later arrested and have now been jailed for more than 20 years.
Sentencing
Purewal, of Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, was convicted of rape, blackmail, perverting the course of justice and possession of an identification document with improper intention following a trial in March 2025.
At Worcester Crown Court on Friday, October 9, Purewal was sentenced to seven years and six months for rape, one year concurrent for blackmail, one year consecutively for perverting the course of justice and a further eight months concurrently for the possession of an identification document – a total of eight years and six months.
Further charges of conspiracy to rape a female and sexual assault on a female were ordered to lie on file. Purewal must also sign the sex offenders register for life.
Jaskaran Thandi, of HMP Hewell, Redditch, was sentenced to six years and four months for aiding and abetting rape and two years concurrently for sexual assault.
Hassan Jangheer, 23, of Grenville Drive, Smethwick, was sentenced to six years for aiding and abetting rape and two years concurrently for sexual assault
All three were ordered to pay victim surcharges of £228.
The survivor has been given appropriate help and support following the ordeal, a spokesperson for West Mercia Police said.
Detective Inspector Warren Matthews added: “We welcome the result achieved at court.
“The behaviour of the perpetrators was appalling, and it is right that they are now behind bars. Their vile and predatory actions caused significant harm to the survivor, but we hope the sentencing helps on her path to recovery.
“I also hope this outcome provides reassurance to victims and survivors that when they come forward, they will be heard.
“We treat all reports seriously, investigate them thoroughly, and remain committed to bringing offenders to justice while supporting those affected throughout the process.”