Burnley sex offender Imran Khan jailed for life for abduction of six-year-old

A man from Burnley has been jailed for life for kidnapping a young girl in Burnley.

34-year-old Imran Khan from Accrington was handed two life sentences at Burnley Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to kidnap, kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

The girl was playing on Nairne Street in Burnley when she was kidnapped last March. She was bundled into the boot of Khan's black Vauxhall Astra and driven away to Hapton where Khan exposed himself and tried to get her to commit a sexual act.

The young victim was then dumped in a wheelie bin before being found.

Detective Inspector Jim Elston from Lancashire Constabulary’s Force Major Investigation Team (FMIT) said: