Migrant deported after serving jail time for torturing woman with boiling water sneaked back into the UK and was allowed to stay - but will now be deported

An Indian migrant who was deported after horrifically torturing a woman by pouring a kettle of boiling water over her managed to enter Britain again illegally - and win the right to remain in the UK.Rupinderjit Singh was jailed for 12 years after he 'brutally' poured boiling water over the woman as she was 'screaming in pain', set her on fire, and beat her with his belt.It took seven years to send Singh back to India after a deportation order was issued - but in 2020 he illegally re-entered the UK.Singh - described as 'a particularly callous character' - has lived in Britain ever since and even won a human rights case to remain in the UK.He won his case under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which affords people a right to respect for a family life.Now, at the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in London, the decision to allow him to live in Britain has been overturned and Singh will finally be deported from the UK.The Upper Tribunal heard Singh entered the UK in 1998 from India and married a British citizen, so he was given indefinite leave to remain, and they had a daughter together.In 2004, he was jailed for 12 years for inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. A judge at the Upper Tribunal said said Rupinderjit Singh was 'obviously a foreign criminal' and there was a 'particularly strong' public interest in deporting himThe tribunal referred to the judge's sentencing remarks which outlined how he 'systematically tortured' a 30-year-old woman with the assistance of others because he believed that she had let someone into the house where he was staying and they had stolen £7,000 from his girlfriend's handbag.The judge said: 'That young woman had boiling water poured over her by you after one of your men boiled the kettle.'She was screaming and in great pain.'You set light to her. You had the kettle boiled again and poured more boiling water over her. Not content with that, you beat her with your belt.'The woman spent weeks in hospital and was left with permanent scarring, having suffered pain that 'could not be described', the judge said.He said Singh was a 'particularly callous character' who thought he could get away with the crime.A deportation order was made in 2009, which, 'for reasons unknown', took seven years to enact and deport Singh back to India.He re-entered the UK in 2020 after an unsuccessful attempt the previous year.Singh made a new protection and human rights claim to stay in the UK, and this was allowed by a First-Tier Tribunal under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, a right to family and private life.The Home Office appealed this decision because they said that it went against the public interest.The Home Office lost its initial appeal, but successfully sought permission to appeal from the Court of Appeal.The case was sent to the Upper Tribunal, which ruled that Singh must be deported.At the Upper Tribunal, Singh claimed that he needed to stay in the UK to support his autistic daughter because she had serious behavioural problems.Singh said that he had a 'vital' role in his daughter's life, and his wife said that she had 'violent' outbursts, which meant they needed two adults to look after her at a time.However, Upper Tribunal Judge Hugo Norton-Taylor said that Singh and his wife had 'exaggerated' the evidence about his daughter to make her behaviour seem much worse than it was.Singh also said that he was suffering from mental health difficulties, but Judge Norton-Taylor ruled that this was a 'complete fabrication.'Judge Norton-Taylor ruled that Singh should be deported for his crimes.Judge Norton-Taylor said Singh was 'obviously a foreign criminal' and there was a 'particularly strong' public interest in deporting him.He said Singh's 're-entry to this country in 2020 in breach of the deportation order' showed his 'blatant disregard' for immigration controls.Judge Norton-Taylor said that Singh had shown 'no real appreciation or remorse' for torturing a young woman.He added: 'I note also his use of various aliases, which is a further indication of his concerted attempts over time to do all that he can to avoid proper compliance with the law.'I consider that the applicant still represents a medium risk of harm to others. Even if I were wrong as to the medium level of risk, it makes no difference whatsoever to my overall assessment.'Bringing all of the above together, I have no hesitation in concluding that [Singh] has failed to demonstrate very compelling circumstances which outweigh the very strong public interest and that his deportation from the United Kingdom would be entirely proportionate.'