Mentally challenged imprisoned for blackmailing Amir Khan

Author: agencies/staff report

The man who blackmailed Pakistan-born British boxer Amir Khan has been sentenced to 16 months in jail.

Sources told that authorities appreciated Amir Khan for approaching the court and declared the suspect as a mental patient.

The 27-year-old suspect Hamza Deen sent a threatening email to Amir Khan claiming to have indecent pictures of the sportsman which he will hand over to the media if he fails to give money.

The boxer contacted police and provided them all the evidence after which security officers arrested Hamza for further investigation.

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