A man has been arrested after circumcisions were allegedly carried out on boys in their homes.

Mohammad Siddiqui was arrested on Tuesday (July 3) on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

The 52-year-old, from Winson Green in Birmingham, was arrested as part of a joint investigation into “physical assaults” against children by Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police.

The “physical assaults” being investigated relate to circumcision procedures being performed on boys at home in Bristol, Banbury and Oxfordshire.

Mr Siddiqui has since been released and remains under investigation.

Police have searched an address in Birmingham as part of the inquiry.

Det Chief Insp Fiona Bitters, of Hampshire Constabulary, said: "This is a large investigation and we are already speaking to a number of people in relation to these allegations.

"However, we would like to speak to anyone who may have information that can help us with our investigation or is concerned about a procedure which has taken place privately since 2015.

"We are asking parents or guardians of boys circumcised, or healthcare workers, who have concerns about the procedure, the aftercare provided, or the recovery to come forward."

She said the investigation, known as Operation Jetson, was not about the practice of circumcision, but whether any criminality took place "when undertaking this procedure or the aftercare provided".