The Family That Was Murdered for £5 Million

The Documentary “The Family That Was Murdered for £5 Million” explores the story of the Chohan family, who disappeared in February 2003. Anil Chohan, the head of the family, was a successful businessman who owned a fruit importation company at Heathrow called CIBA Freight.

The family, including Anil’s wife Nancy and their two young sons, Devinder and Ravinder, vanished without a trace, and their disappearance became a major police investigation.

The Documentary reveals that a recently released convict named Kenneth Regan had arrived at CIBA Freight looking for work in January 2003. Although Anil Chohan knew Regan had been to prison, he was sympathetic to the ex-con, who claimed he wanted to go straight.

Regan was eventually employed as a delivery driver, but he was no ordinary driver. Five years earlier, Regan had been a successful drug smuggler known as Captain Cash. He used his front companies to bring drugs into the country.

Regan first met celebrity agent and socialite Belinda Brewin in a fashionable London bar, and the two started a relationship. Brewin would later be drawn unwittingly into Regan’s world of crime and deceit.

Regan became obsessed with her and claimed she was his girlfriend, even though she denied it. In 1998, Regan was caught with 25 kilograms of heroin and decided to become a grass, giving testimony that helped convict 12 major criminals.

The Documentary highlights how Regan decided to target Anil Chohan, believing he had £5 million in cash hidden somewhere. Regan devised a plan to kidnap the family and force them to reveal the location of the money.

He enlisted the help of four others, including a former SAS soldier named William Horncy, and the group carried out the kidnapping on February 4, 2003.

The Documentary describes how the family was held hostage at a farm in the West Midlands, where they were subjected to horrific abuse and violence.

Regan and his accomplices demanded that Anil reveal the location of the money, but he refused to do so. After four days, the family was brutally murdered, and their bodies were disposed of in barrels filled with acid.

The Documentary shows how the police investigation into the Chohan family’s disappearance was the largest in West Midlands history.

Detectives later found evidence of the macabre journey that the family had been taken on, including CCTV footage of their kidnappers buying supplies, and bloodstains in the farmhouse where they had been held.

Regan and Horncy were eventually arrested and charged with murder, along with three others who had helped with the kidnapping and disposal of the bodies.

The trial lasted for eight weeks and was described as “beyond belief” by the prosecution. The jury found all five defendants guilty of murder, and they were sentenced to life in prison.

In conclusion, the Documentary tells the tragic story of the Chohan family and how they fell victim to a ruthless criminal who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get rich.

It highlights the horror and brutality of the crime, as well as the dedication and skill of the police detectives who brought the perpetrators to justice. The Documentary serves as a reminder of the importance of remaining vigilant and aware of the dangers posed by those who seek to exploit others for their own gain.