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A former Scots businessman who murdered a police officer died in prison from lung cancer less than a year after he was convicted, an inquest has heard. ‌

Piran Ditta Khan, who ran Indian restaurants in Aberdeen, was the brains behind an armed robbery at a Yorkshire travel agency that ended in PC Sharon Beshenivsky being shot dead in 2005. ‌

He was jailed in May 2024 with a 40-year minimum term after nearly 15 years on the run, becoming the final member of the gang to be convicted. Khan died on February 21 at Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire , aged 76. ‌

Assistant coroner John Hobson opened the inquest into Khan's death at Wakefield Coroner's Court on Wednesday. Mr Hobson said Khan was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in June 2024 and was und

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