Harshita Brella’s husband was arrested and bailed over domestic abuse before murder

Harshita Brella’s fugitive hubby was arrested aft she accused him of home maltreatment conscionable weeks earlier helium is believed to person murdered her and dumped her assemblage successful the footwear of a car.

The 24-year-old is thought to person been strangled to decease successful Corby, Northamptonshire, precocious connected November 10 earlier her assemblage was driven 100 miles down to Ilford successful eastbound London wherever it was abandoned.

An international manhunt is present underway for her husband Pankaj Lamba, 23, who has been named by detectives arsenic the premier fishy successful her murder.

In an update today, the constabulary watchdog revealed Lamba was arrested successful September aft Harshita made a study of home abuse.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating Northamptonshire Police implicit the force’s interaction with Harshita.

Lamba was arrested connected September 3 and released with bail conditions and a home unit extortion notice, they added.

In a statement, IOPC determination director, Derrick Campbell said: ‘After appraisal of a referral from Northamptonshire Police we person decided to analyse constabulary interaction with Harshita Brella, and her hubby Pankaj Lamba, anterior to her assemblage being recovered connected November 14.

‘We volition beryllium examining the constabulary effect to Ms Brella’s study of home maltreatment made astatine the extremity of August this year. 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.’

In a tribute released past week, Harshita’s household said: ‘Harshita, you near this satellite but you are inactive with america successful our hearts and volition ever beryllium there.

‘We volition ne'er hide you till our past breath. Always enactment with us. We miss you successful each precise infinitesimal of our life.’

Detectives privation to perceive from radical who were successful the country astir Corby Boating Lake, Cottingham Road and Westcott Way connected the evening of November 10, and who whitethorn person dashcam footage oregon different accusation that could assistance the investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector Johnny Campbell, from the East Midlands Special Operations large transgression unit, said: ‘Our inquiries person established that Pankaj and Harshita were successful the country of the boating water connected Sunday evening, and arsenic portion of our ongoing probe we person carried retired searches successful the surrounding area.

‘We cognize that it’s a engaged portion of the municipality and determination volition person been a batch of passing traffic.

‘As such, we’re appealing to anyone who was successful Corby betwixt 6pm and 9pm connected Sunday, November 10, specifically successful the country astir the Corby Boating Lake, Cottingham Road and Westcott Way.

‘If you person immoderate dashcam footage, oregon different accusation that whitethorn beryllium applicable to the investigation, nevertheless small, delight interaction america arsenic soon arsenic possible.

‘Any accusation you person whitethorn assistance america portion unneurotic precisely what happened to Harshita and assistance bring her slayer to justice.’

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