“YOU can run but you can’t hide forever.”

That was the powerful message to a man being hunted over an arson attack which claimed the lives of eight members of the same family.

In May 2002, the horrific deaths of members of the Chishti family, rocked the close-knit Birkby community.

Three men were jailed but a fourth jumped bail and fled to Pakistan in a bid to escape justice.

Yesterday more than 100 police officers embarked on a mass information seek aimed at finding clues to the whereabouts of Shahid Mohammed.

Police also released a digitally-enhanced image showing how Mohammed may look today aged 31, almost 11 years later.

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At a press conference, attended by the Chishti family, Det Supt Lisa Griffin, leading the manhunt, said: “The world is not as big a place as it used to be.

“There are no places to hide. Shahid Mohammed is out there and we will find him.”

Though Mohammed was thought to have fled to Pakistan, police believe he could still be in Britain – or even Huddersfield.

Det Supt Griffin said: “This man may be in the local community, he may be in the UK, Pakistan or in another country but this is a manhunt and even at this time this remains very much a live investigation.”

Det Supt Griffin yesterday sent more than 100 officers onto the streets of Huddersfield where they visited the homes of known friends and associates of Mohammed.

They also carried out random visits across the community handing out leaflets and pictures of the suspect.

Speaking at a briefing to police teams at the West Yorkshire Fire Service HQ in Birkenshaw yesterday, Det Supt Griffin told her officers to “expect the unexpected” and report any clues, however small.

She warned that Mohammed may have changed his name and his appearance and may now have a family.

“He was 20 at the time, he is now 31. He has many friends, family and associates in the Huddersfield area and I appeal to the community in Huddersfield to please pass on any information.

“It is hard to imagine that someone born and brought up in this country would have severed all contacts.

“He must have kept in contact with someone and I am not closing my mind to any possibility of where he might be.”

Det Supt Griffin said the investigation was the largest multiple murder inquiry carried out by West Yorkshire Police in more than 30 years, and the hunt would go on to bring closure for the Chishti family.

She said: “I strongly believe that someone in the local community knows something about Shahid Mohammed.

“The time has come for Shahid Mohammed to face the consequences. We want to see him before a British court.”

West Yorkshire Police’s media van also toured Huddersfield, displaying a large-screen video appeal for information.

A bluetooth message was also flashed out, along with regular tweets.

Det Supt Griffin said the police appreciated continuing public feeling over the tragedy and added: “We want to bring this back into the conscious mind of the public at large.

“It has always remained in the hearts of the people of Huddersfield. People feel strongly.

“The family deserve to see all those responsible brought to justice.”