PC Sharon Beshenivsky’s killer has died behind bars just months after being finally caged for her murder.
Piran Ditta Khan, 76, brutally shot PC Beshenivsky to death in Bradford on 18 November 2005.
Piran Ditta Khan, 76, died in prison this morning[/caption]
He was convicted of killing Pc Sharon Beshenivsky on November 18, in 2005[/caption]
After nearly 20 years on the run, the gang boss was extradited from Pakistan in 2023.
The monster was convicted of murder in May 2024 at Leeds Crown Court and sentenced to a minimum of 40 years behind bars.
The Prison Service confirmed the killer was discovered dead by staff at HMP Wakefield this morning.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “HMP Wakefield prisoner Piran Ditta Khan died on Friday 21 February.
“As with all deaths in custody, the Prison and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.”
As reported by the Mail, the 76-year-old was being treated for a “terminal illness” with round the clock care.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
PC Beshenivsky, 38, was gunned down while responding to an armed robbery at a travel agents in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 2005.
Her colleague PC Teresa Milburn, who was 37 at the time, was left seriously injured after the shooter opened fire “indiscriminately” as he fled the scene.
Piran Ditta Khan, who planned the robbery, was also found guilty of two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.
Sentencing Khan last year, Mr Justice Hilliard told him: “You will inevitably spend the remainder of your life in custody, but that is a consequence of sentencing a man of your age for a crime of this particular gravity.
“You are responsible for the fact that you are being sentenced at the age of 75 and not at a younger age.
“You have had your younger and healthier years at liberty because you chose to leave the country when you feared you were about to be arrested.”
Khan is the seventh man to be convicted guilty over the botched robbery, which saw the gang flee with just £5,000.
At the time, PC Beshenivsky was only the second policewoman to be killed on duty in the UK.
