Harshita Brella: Dad of woman found murdered in car boot breaks silence with 10-word demand

Harshita Brella's assemblage was recovered successful eastbound London and has triggered an planetary manhunt for her husband, Pankaj Lamba, who is believed to person fled the country

The household of a woman recovered murdered successful her car boot person demanded their son-in-law beryllium “brought to justice”.

Harshita Brella's assemblage was recovered successful eastbound London earlier past week, triggering an planetary manhunt for her hubby Pankaj Lamba - who is suspected of murder. Dozens of detectives are present investigating the circumstances astir her decease and are searching for Lamba, who is believed to person fled the country.

Her parents, Sudesh Kumari and Satbir Brella said they privation justness for their daughter. Mr Brella said: "I privation my son-in-law to beryllium brought to justness and I privation my daughter's assemblage brought home.”

Harshita's mother, meanwhile, told the BBC: "I conscionable privation justness for my daughter." Officers were sent to her location code successful Corby, and aft getting nary answer, launched a missing idiosyncratic investigation. Fast-track enquiries were made which led to the find of her assemblage wrong the boot.

At a property league connected Sunday, constabulary confirmed that they were present searching for Harshita's hubby Pankaj Lamba. They said they judge helium murdered her earlier this period and transported her assemblage astir 100 miles from Corby to Ilford earlier fleeing the country.

"Our inquiries pb america to fishy that Harshita was murdered successful Northamptonshire earlier this period by her hubby Pankaj Lamba," Northamptonshire Police Chief Inspector told property successful Kettering. "We fishy Lamba transported Harshita’s assemblage from Northamptonshire to Ilford by car. We judge helium has present fled the country."

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Johnny Campbell from the East Midlands Special Operations Major Crime Unit (EMSOU), said: “First of all, I privation to explicit my heartfelt condolences to everyone who loved Harshita Brella. She was a young pistillate successful her aboriginal 20s with her full beingness up of her and it is perfectly tragic her beingness has been chopped abbreviated successful this way.

“Detectives from EMSOU and Northamptonshire Police are moving astir the timepiece to found the circumstances down her death, including the nonstop determination and timeframe successful which it took place. Although we judge Harshita was attacked by idiosyncratic known to her, we are keeping an unfastened mind, and would entreaty to anyone who knew her to interaction america with immoderate applicable accusation they whitethorn have.

“If you saw thing suspicious successful the past week oregon person immoderate information, nary substance however small, delight interaction us. We would ever alternatively person well-meaning accusation that turns retired to beryllium thing arsenic opposed to not receiving it all.”

Anyone who has immoderate accusation that could assistance detectives bring Harshita’s slayer to justice, is asked to telephone constabulary connected 101 quoting incidental fig 24000678713.