By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 08:25 EST, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 10:08 EST, 19 August 2013 'Evil' plot: Nilanka De Silva, 34, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was today sent to prison for 20 months A cash-strapped currency exchange owner was today jailed for recruited a gang of thieves to steal £10,000 from his wealthy mistress. Nilanka De Silva, 34, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was sent to prison for 20 months after hatching the ‘evil’ plot in a desperate attempt to pay back a debt of £40,000 he owed to lover Kirti Mistry. The holistic therapist was left traumatised after she was mugged at Victoria Coach Station in Central London as she headed to Leicester to pay for medical treatment for her mother.
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Nilanka De Silva, 34, of Kent, jailed for 20 months after hatching 'evil' plot
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He was attempting to pay back debt of £40,000 owed to lover Kirti Mistry
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Holistic therapist was traumatised after being mugged in Victoria, London
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