An international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman who was murdered and found in the boot of a car. Northamptonshire Police have named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, of Corby.
Northamptonshire Police have. Do you know more? Email [email protected] neighbour has revealed that a woman 'sounded scared' during a row just days before Harshita Brella was found dead in a car boot almost 100 miles from her home.
Kelly Philp, living near Ms Brella in the Northamptonshire town, said she overheard an argument between a man and a woman on Wednesday last week. The murder probe follows alarms being raised last Wednesday when the police received a call regarding concerns over Harshita's welfare.A missing person investigation was launched and after enquiries were fast-tracked she was found in Ilford on Thursday - some 95.7 miles away from the shared house she lived in.
Police cordoned off the scene where Harshita Brella's body was then found in the back of a vehicle in Ilford, east London - almost 100 miles away from her Northamptonshire home Earlier on Sunday a police spokesman had confirmed Ms Brella was previously the victim of domestic violence and in early September was made subject of a Domestic Violence Protection Order, served by Northamptonshire Police.
Mr Cash said of the victim: 'On behalf of Northamptonshire Police, I would like to express my deepest and heartfelt condolences to Harshita's family and friends, and to everyone who knew and loved her.Police were pictured at her cordoned-off property in Corby, Northamptonshire, on Sunday 'That poor woman must have gone through hell. It's deeply shocking. I've felt sick. She must have gone through so much pain.'
A neighbour at Harshita's home in Corby told the Northampton Chronicle that the house the young woman lived in had been used as an HMO , and at one point last year had 12 people living in it. But she said that earlier this week she heard a commotion, adding: 'The way that gate slammed I knew something had happened. Someone took off quickly.
Northamptonshire Police have also referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to previous contact they had with the victim.
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