Who was PC Sharon Beshenivsky and how did she die?

PC Sharon Beshenivsky was a police officer murdered in Bradford in 2005 during an armed robbery.

What happened to Piran Ditta Khan after the murder?

Piran Ditta Khan fled to Pakistan and was on the run for nearly 20 years before being extradited and convicted.

When and why did Piran Ditta Khan die?

Piran Ditta Khan died in prison on February 21, 2025, from lung cancer complications.

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Killer of PC Beshenivsky Dies in Prison

3 Dec, 2025

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Summary

Piran Ditta Khan died in prison from lung cancer.
He evaded justice for nearly 20 years after the murder.
Khan was jailed in May 2024 with a 40-year minimum term.

Piran Ditta Khan, responsible for the 2005 murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, died in prison from lung cancer less than a year after his conviction. He received a 40-year minimum sentence in May 2024, having evaded capture for nearly two decades.

Khan orchestrated an armed robbery at a Bradford travel agents, which resulted in PC Beshenivsky being fatally shot. He fled to Pakistan at age 57 and remained at large until his arrest in 2020 and subsequent extradition to the UK in 2023.

Khan was the final member of the seven-person gang involved in the robbery to be convicted. He was found guilty of murder and firearms offenses. His death on February 21, 2025, occurred while undergoing chemotherapy for stage four lung cancer, with the official cause being bronchial pneumonia linked to cancer.

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