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Two Bradford company directors have been handed custodial sentences totalling nearly seven years after orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to evade prosecution for road traffic offences by framing an innocent member of the public. Asad Ashraf, 48, of Westfield Close, and Jayna Mistry, 50, of Pintail Avenue, both British nationals and long-standing business partners based in West Yorkshire, admitted two counts of perverting the course of justice at Bradford Crown Court. The calculated deception collapsed following an inquiry by West Yorkshire Police, which uncovered how personal identification documents previously surrendered by a customer at a commercial premises were weaponised to divert criminal penalties.
The fraudulent conspiracy originated following two separate speeding infractions recorded within the Bradford metropolitan district. Rather than accepting statutory penalty points and financial levies, Ashraf and Mistry deliberately completed official statutory notices of intended prosecution by nominating an entirely uninvolved third party as the driver behind the wheel. Daily Dazzling Dawn understands that the nominated victim had never operated the vehicles in question and had no prior personal connection to the private affairs of either defendant.
Investigators established that the identifying particulars utilised in the fraudulent paperwork had been harvested from records retained by a local mobile telephone dealership historically connected to Ashraf. The unsuspecting citizen had originally provided official identification in good faith during a standard commercial transaction. Instead of remaining safeguarded under British data protection standards, those personal records were cross-referenced and illicitly deployed to mislead statutory enforcement bodies.
Before police intervention untangled the sequence of events, the bureaucratic impact fell entirely upon the falsely accused individual. Formal proceedings initiated by the court service resulted in £706 in accumulated fines and court costs being levied against the innocent motorist in absentia. In addition, the driver was penalised with five endorsement points on their driving licence, creating profound personal distress and severe reputational jeopardy.
The breakthrough occurred when West Yorkshire Police’s dedicated Digital Submissions and Investigation Team conducted forensic audits on the submitted documentation. Digital records, photographic evidence from roadside cameras, and discrepancies within the physical paperwork revealed that the nominated driver could not have committed the offences. Further inquiries firmly traced the submission trail directly back to the commercial activities and personal involvement of Ashraf and Mistry.
Appearing for sentencing before Bradford Crown Court on Friday 9 October, both defendants faced immediate custodial terms reflecting the gravity of tampering with the administration of criminal justice. Ashraf was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, while his co-director Mistry received a term of three years and six months. The difference in sentence lengths accounted for statutory considerations regarding their respective roles and procedural conduct during the judicial process.
Daily Dazzling Dawn learned that regional traffic enforcement authorities view the severity of the sentences as a vital warning to road users who contemplate manipulating driver nomination procedures. The Crown Prosecution Service and police investigative divisions maintain specialized forensic units specifically assigned to identify fraudulent declarations, false nomination rings, and compromised identification practices.
The successful prosecution closes an ordeal that threatened the livelihood of an innocent civilian, while reinforcing the severe legal consequences awaiting individuals who exploit commercial client data to obstruct the justice system.
