Piran Ditta Khan Sentenced to Life for 2005 Murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky

After nearly two decades, the orchestrator of a deadly robbery that killed a West Yorkshire police officer faces life imprisonment.

Piran Ditta Khan, the mastermind behind the 2005 armed robbery at Universal Express, received a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years.
Khan was extradited from Pakistan in 2020, ending a 15-year period on the run after fleeing post-crime.
The tragic incident resulted in the death of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who was responding to a robbery alert on her daughter’s fourth birthday.
The court highlighted Khan’s pivotal planning role, despite not being physically present at the shooting.
Family and colleagues of Beshenivsky expressed mixed emotions, relieved by the closure but pained by the memory of the loss.