Amar Ilyas, Kamran Ilyas, Kamar Ilyas,

Verified case summary

What happened

The official report from National Crime Agency identifies Amar Ilyas, Kamran Ilyas, Kamar Ilyas, from Sheffield.

The case concerns operation stovewood: three brothers guilty of string of sex crimes in the 2000s.

In 2018, Operation Stovewood officers contacted a woman from Rotherham who they identified was possibly a victim of child sexual abuse.

Amar Ilyas gave the girl perfume and jewellery but the woman recalled being frightened of him and that he might harm her family.

While investigating the three men’s offences against this woman, Operation Stovewood officers identified a further four women who had been sexually abused by Amar Ilyas.

A woman who officers approached as a possible witness told them that Amar Ilyas had tried to rape her when she was around 13 years old.

A third woman who officers also approached as a possible witness told them that she met Amar Ilyas when she was around 13 years old and he was around 18 years old.

Officers from Operation Stovewood and the NCA’s Joint International Crime Centre are carrying out proactive enquiries to locate and arrest Amar Ilyas.

Investigation and court case

The men were found guilty of a series of sexual offences – including rapes – many of which were committed by eldest brother Amar Ilyas, 41, of Sheffield.

Ilyas, was convicted in September 2025, but this can only be reported now, after the trial of his brothers concluded today, Monday 9 March.

Kamran Ilyas, 38, and Kamar Ilyas, 39, both of Sheffield were found guilty of a total of five sexual offences against one of the girls that their brother had raped.

The men’s convictions are the result of enquiries by Operation Stovewood – a team of specially-trained officers dedicated to investigating non-familial child sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

All three men were arrested in June 2020 by Operation Stovewood officers, and subsequently charged in March 2023.

Amar Ilyas was released on unconditional court bail during which time he travelled abroad to Pakistan.

Ilyas, failed to appear for his trial and was instead tried in his absence.

On 24 September, following two-week trial, Amar Ilyas was convicted of all 20 sexual offences against him and a charge of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear.

Sheffield Crown Court has issued a warrant for Amar Ilyas’s arrest.

Sentence and restrictions

They took her to a variety of locations in the Sheffield area in order to feed their vile sexual appetite by raping and sexually abusing her.

To date 52 people – including the Ilyas brothers – have been convicted and received custodial sentences totalling more than 1,500 years.

Court outcome

The recorded court outcome date was 22 June 2026.