Police reveal sex offender has not been seen for six months

A SEX offender who has not been seen for six months is being hunted by police.

Davinder Singh, 31, was convicted of a sexual offence against a 15-year-old girl in February 2007 by Falkirk Sheriff Court.

Singh was fined and placed on the sex offenders register, but has now failed to comply with the necessary registration requirements and is thought to have gone to England.

Last seen in Falkirk on 7 July last year, Singh had been living in Central Scotland since February 2006.

He has been reported missing and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Central Scotland Police urged anyone who sees him or who knows where he may be to get in touch. Singh is slim, 5ft 7in tall, has black hair, brown eyes and is of Indian appearance.

The Scottish Conservatives yesterday asked why it had taken so long for Singh's disappearance to come to light.

Tory community safety spokesman John Lamont said: "Why are we only just learning about this man now, when he has been on the run for six months?

"Merely placing somebody on the sex offenders register is not enough. That is why Scottish Conservatives have repeatedly called for lie-detector tests for sex offenders, as part of a package of measures which also include the naming of absconded sex offenders and GPS tracking."

Labour justice spokesman Richard Baker said: "If this man failed to comply with registration six months ago the question must be asked: why haven't the public been informed before now? This individual needs to be brought to justice quickly."

A Scottish Government spokesman said: "The vast majority of sex offenders comply with their conditions, but where one seeks to evade the notification regime their details can be published through a range of media.

"Each decision is an operational matter for police and local agencies, based on intelligence."