Harshita Brella 'struggled a lot' and 'didn't live a happy life' before being found dead in car boot

Harshita Brella's sister said she was 'very excited' to determination from India to the UK aft an arranged matrimony with Pankaj Lamba - but aft her move, she 'struggled a lot'

Harshita Brella "struggled a lot" and "didn't unrecorded a blessed life" earlier she was found dormant successful a car boot, her sister has said.

The 24-year-old woman's assemblage was recovered wrong the footwear of a conveyance connected Brisbane Road successful Ilford, eastbound London, adjacent to an entranceway to Valentines Park successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, aft her household asked radical to record a ailment arsenic they "thought thing was wrong" by November 13.

An planetary manhunt is present nether mode for Ms Brella's husband, Pankaj Lamba, who was named by Northamptonshire Police arsenic the premier fishy successful her murder.

The woman's parents said they present "want justice" for their daughter. Speaking from India, Ms Brella's mother, Sudesh Kumari, said: "I conscionable privation justness for my daughter."

Her father, Satbir Brella, told BBC News: "I privation my son-in-law to beryllium brought to justness and I privation my daughter's assemblage brought home." Her sister, Sonia Dabas, said her sibling was "very excited" to determination to the UK successful April pursuing an arranged marriage with Lamba but "didn't unrecorded a precise blessed life" aft settling successful the country.

She added that her sister "struggled a batch due to the fact that of her husband." Ms Brella's begetter said her hubby complained to him astir her failing to marque him nutrient "on time" and said she was "talking excessively overmuch to her mother."

Ms Brella's sister said she had worked successful a warehouse and Lamba was a pupil successful London. She said successful August, her sister called her begetter successful India to accidental she had tally distant arsenic her hubby was hitting her. Ms Dabas said: "She said helium was hitting her and she escaped. She ran retired connected the streets, helium chased aft her and deed her determination arsenic well.

"There was a section who saw this and asked what happened which is wherefore helium near her. Harshita called idiosyncratic she knew who came to prime her up." The household said they past spoke to Ms Brella by telephone connected November 10 and that her telephone was disconnected for the adjacent 2 days, BBC News reported.

A neighbour has said she heard 2 blistering rows, 1 involving a pistillate who "sounded scared", successful the days earlier Ms Brella's assemblage was discovered. Northamptonshire Police Chief Inspector Paul Cash told a property league successful Kettering: "Inquiries pb america to fishy that Harshita was murdered successful Northamptonshire earlier this period by her hubby Pankaj Lamba.

"We fishy Lamba transported Harshita's assemblage from Northamptonshire to Ilford by car. We judge helium has present fled the country." Earlier, a constabulary spokesperson confirmed Ms Brella had antecedently been the unfortunate of home unit and successful aboriginal September was made taxable of a Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) astatine Northampton Magistrates' Court.

Northamptonshire Police person made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to the fact that of erstwhile interaction betwixt the unit and Ms Brella. Anyone who whitethorn person accusation is asked to telephone constabulary connected 101 quoting Operation Westcott oregon telephone Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555111.