Police and the National Crime Agency are all involved in the manhunt for the prime suspect - the victim's husband.
A woman whose body was found in the boot of a car last week died from strangulation, according to a post-mortem examination. A manhunt is under way for Harshita Brella's husband, Pankaj Lamba, who police believe has fled the country. Officers said today that her body was discovered in a silver Vauxhall Corsa. They believe she was killed on the evening of Sunday 10 November and driven in the early hours from the couple's home in Corby, Northamptonshire, to Ilford in east London.
New CCTV images of Pankaj Lamba, 23, have also been released as the manhunt continues. Detective Chief Inspector Johnny Campbell, from the East Midlands major crime unit, said: 'We suspect Harshita's body had been placed in the boot of the vehicle by Lamba before leaving Corby. 'Lamba then abandoned the vehicle in Brisbane Road, Ilford, and made his getaway.
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