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Dihan Rahman Sentenced to 4½ Years for Stalking, Extremist Content

5/7/2026

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Dihan Rahman received a four-and-a-half-year prison term in London for stalking two teenage girls.
Police recovered his phones and notebooks that held far-right, Islamic State and incel extremist material.
He posted the girls’ details, a teacher’s information, bomb-making tutorials, and photos of a Nazi salute and rope noose.
Helen Flanagan said the case shows a worrying trend of young people being drawn to extremist and terrorist ideologies online.

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Story summary

Dihan Rahman received a four-and-a-half-year prison term in London for stalking two teenage girls.
Police recovered his phones and notebooks that held far-right, Islamic State and incel extremist material.
He posted the girls’ details, a teacher’s information, bomb-making tutorials, and photos of a Nazi salute and rope noose.
Helen Flanagan said the case shows a worrying trend of young people being drawn to extremist and terrorist ideologies online.