Harshita Brella: Police search for husband who may have left the country after body found in car boot

A world manhunt has been launched for the husband of a girl discovered lifeless and stuffed in a automobile boot 100 miles away from residence who is believed to have fled the nation.

Police launched a CCTV picture of Pankaj Lamba, who they imagine murdered Harshita Brella, 24, “earlier this month” earlier than fleeing the nation on Sunday.

Ms Brella was found in a automobile boot on Brisbane Street, Ilford, after detectives discovered her residence within the small city of Corby, Northamptonshire mendacity empty.

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Responding to calls involved for her welfare, officers received no reply at her residence in Skegness Stroll and promptly launched a fast-track seek for her.

This hunt led them to an empty automobile in east London, the place they found Ms Brella’s physique contained in the boot – some 95.7 miles away from her residence.

A postmortem at Leicester Royal Infirmary established that Harshita had been murdered.

Northamptonshire Police have referred themselves to the Unbiased Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC) after they mentioned officers had earlier contact with Ms Brella earlier than she was killed.

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In an announcement, Chief Inspector Paul Money of Northamptonshire Police mentioned: “Our inquiries lead us to suspect that Harshita was murdered in Northamptonshire earlier this month by her husband Pankaj Lamba.

“We suspect Lamba transported Harshita’s physique from Northamptonshire to Ilford by automobile.

“We imagine he has now fled the nation.”

Police have launched a picture of Mr Lamba and urged anybody with any data that will help inquiries, “regardless of how small”, to contact the pressure.

The Northants Telegraph stories Harshita Brella was beforehand the sufferer of home violence and simply two months in the past was made topic of a Home Violence Safety Order (DVPO) at Northampton Magistrates Courtroom.

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Police have urged anybody with data that would help the investigation into Harshita Brella’s demise to return ahead.

In an announcement, Chief Inspector Paul Money of Northamptonshire Police mentioned: “I urge anybody listening to or studying this assertion, that should you noticed something suspicious prior to now week or have any data, regardless of how small, please contact us.

“We might at all times fairly obtain well-meaning data that seems to be nothing versus not receiving all of it.”

He added: “Anybody who has any data that would assist detectives deliver Harshita’s killer to justice can contact the incident room by calling 101, quoting incident quantity Operation Westcott.

“Alternatively data might be submitted by way of our on-line public portal at www.mipp.police.uk or please be happy to name Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555111.”