Man who went missing five years ago turns up at police station ‘safe and well’

A man who disappeared five years ago has turned up at a police station in Bradford – days after multiple arrests were made over his alleged murder.

Ismail Ali was last seen leaving work at Gulam Food Stores, in Cumberland Road, on May 29, 2020.

It was thought that West Yorkshire Police had finally cracked this missing persons case when officers arrested five people on suspicion for the man’s murder.

Police raided a number of homes on Beckside Road and Cumberland Road, and detained three women aged 47, 54 and 55, and two men, aged 27 and 51, on Monday.

Det Insp Tom Hilyer announced afterwards: ‘After extensive enquiries we now suspect that Ismail Ali is no longer alive, and we suspect that he may have been murdered.’

But two days later, on Wednesday, Mr Ali strolled into the police station, proving that he was ‘safe and well’.

A spokesperson for the police said: ‘Officers are now working to understand the full circumstances surrounding his disappearance. 

‘Mr Ali’s family has been notified that he has been found safe and well and is being safeguarded whilst necessary checks are being made.  

‘Following the arrests on Monday, house searches were carried out at three properties and a large amount of cash was seized. A number of the people who were arrested remain on bail for money laundering offenses.’

The police confirmed that enquiries remain ongoing for some time into the money laundering offenses.  

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