Harshita Brella's husband arrested for 'domestic abuse weeks before her murder'

The constabulary watchdog said connected Tuesday that fugitive Pankaj Lamba was bailed by constabulary earlier being suspected of murdering Harshita Brella and dumping her successful a car boot

A fugitive suspected of murdering his woman and dumping her successful the footwear of a car had been arrested weeks earlier aft she accused him of home abuse.

Pankaj Lamba is astatine the centre of an planetary manhunt aft 24-year-old Harshita Brella’s assemblage was recovered successful Ilford successful eastbound London connected November 14. Harshita is believed to person been killed in Corby, Northamptonshire, connected Nov 10, with Lamba, 23, named by constabulary arsenic a premier fishy successful her murder. He is suspected of driving her assemblage astir 100 miles to London wherever she remained undiscovered successful the car for astir 3 days.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct person said they are investigating Northamptonshire Police aft Harshita made a study of home maltreatment successful August. Lamba was arrested connected Sept 3 and released with bail conditions and a home unit extortion notice, it added.

IOPC determination director, Derrick Campbell said: "We recognize Mr Lamba was arrested by Northamptonshire Police connected September 3 and was released with bail conditions and a home unit extortion announcement imposed connected him. We volition look into further interaction Northamptonshire Police had with Ms Brella concerning the case.

"Our probe volition see the actions and decisions taken by Northamptonshire Police successful narration to the study made by Ms Brella and their consequent investigation. Our thoughts are with Ms Brella's household and each those affected by her death.

"We volition beryllium contacting Ms Brella's household to explicate our relation and explicit our sincere condolences."

A post-mortem introspection carried retired astatine Leicester Royal Infirmary gave the preliminary origin of decease arsenic strangulation, constabulary said.

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