Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Naveed Rana

Born between October 1981 and October 1982, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 1 case, 11 Oct 2024 to 11 Oct 2024

Suspect: Naveed Rana, non-Irish man, 42 (judged from name)Naveed Rana

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between October 1981 and October 1982, from the ages reported
Offences
Sexual assault
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
3 reports, 11 Oct 2024 to 11 Oct 2024
Outlets
thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Naveed Rana, 42yrs, of Ballynakelly Gate, Newcastle, Dublin pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Parkgate Street in Dublin
Naveed Rana, 42yrs, of Ballynakelly Gate, Newcastle, Dublin pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Parkgate Street in Dublin
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 11 Oct 2024

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Cases

latest first
  • Taxi driver jailed for sexually assaulting young woman passenger in Dublin Sexual assault · Co. Dublin

    In the early hours of 11 October 2023, Naveed Rana, a 42-year-old man, sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman passenger in his taxi in Dublin as he drove her home from a night out. Rana was arrested a few weeks after she went to gardaí, and he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of sexually assaulting her while on bail for a serious drug offence. On 11 October 2024, Judge Elma Sheahan jailed him for five and a half years, with no part of the sentence suspended.

    Sentenced, 11 Oct 2024Convicted · 3 reports

Timeline

every report naming Naveed Rana, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 11 Oct2024
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Taxi driver jailed for sexually assaulting young woman passenger in Dublin
    Taxi driver who repeatedly sexually assaulted 18-year-old female passenger is jailed
    convicted, Naveed Rana, 42, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Naveed Rana
  2. 11 Oct2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Taxi driver jailed for sexually assaulting young woman passenger in Dublin
    Face of Dublin taxi driver jailed for repeated sexual assault on teenage girl
    convicted, Naveed Rana, 42, male, namedNaveed Rana
  3. 11 Oct2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Taxi driver jailed for sexually assaulting young woman passenger in Dublin
    Taxi driver who sexually assaulted woman (18) he was driving home after night out jailed for 5½ years
    convicted, Naveed Rana, 42, male, namedNaveed Rana

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