In 2026, the Offender Database recorded that then 44-year-old Tajinder Sabherwal—of High Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire—was returned to jail for a predatory strike involving an 11-year-old girl. The investigation established that on 22 March 2025, Sabherwal targeted a mother and daughter travelling on a train from London St Pancras to Peterborough. The prosecution reported at St Albans Crown Court that Sabherwal deliberately sat adjacent to the pair to ensure the child was in his direct line of sight before touching himself inappropriately over his clothing while staring at the girl.
The investigation established that Sabherwal is a prolific recidivist with a long history of committing sexual strikes on the railway network. The prosecution reported that when the mother made eye contact with him, Sabherwal fled his seat and exited the service. Following a report made via the BTP’s 61016 text service, detectives identified him as the perpetrator. Although he handed himself in at Luton police station, he offered “no comment” during his police interview, failing to acknowledge the human rights violations he perpetrated.
JUDICIAL FINDINGS AND RECIDIVISM
The court reported that Sabherwal’s behaviour represents a persistent and dangerous pattern of serial sexual violation in public spaces. The investigation established that in 2021, he had been jailed for 18 months for exposing himself and touching himself on trains across London and Surrey. The prosecution reported that his latest strike confirms he remains a significant threat to the safety of women and children using the transport network.
Judge-led proceedings at St Albans Crown Court concluded on 7 April 2026. For his actions on the London-Peterborough line and the nature of the serial sexual violence reported, Sabherwal was sentenced to two years and two months in prison. The judge also issued a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to ensure that his future movements and behaviour on the railway are subject to strict legal restrictions.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
Based on the judicial orders issued in 2026:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Outraging Public Decency).
- Custodial Status: SERVING (In 2026, sentenced to 2 years and 2 months; currently incarcerated).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active until 2036.
- SHPO Status: Active until 2036 (Imposing a 10-year ban on specific behaviours and potentially excluding him from the rail network).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at St Albans Crown Court; investigated by British Transport Police (BTP).
- Criminal Record: Prolific railway sex offender; Targeted an 11-year-old girl on a train; History of exposure and self-touching in London and Surrey; Jailed in 2021 and 2026.
- Origin: High Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
Sabherwal is managed as a high-risk offender under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Level 3. Due to the nature of his behaviour—specifically his “serial” targeting of women and children in confined public spaces—he is a priority for intensive monitoring by the BTP’s Sexual Offences Unit. Authorities reported that the 2026 conviction ensures Sabherwal is permanently flagged on national databases, meaning any attempt to circumvent his restrictive orders in Bedford or on the transport network will be met with immediate police intervention.
As a registered sex offender for the next decade, his details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that Sabherwal’s behaviour identifies an individual who prioritised his own gratification over the safety and human rights of a child. Any failure by Sabherwal to adhere to his notification requirements or his SHPO upon release will result in his immediate return to custody to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who has repeatedly violated the principles of human decency.
QUESTION – Given that the offender has a “Long History” of committing these crimes on the railway, do you believe the law should legally mandate that any person with more than two convictions for sexual offences on public transport be handed a “Lifetime Ban” from using all trains and buses?
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