AN ASIAN solicitor and businessman has set up a fund in memory of Harshita Brella, who was found murdered in east London in November last year.
The Harshita Brella Memorial Fund, organised by Amrit S Maan OBE JP, aims to support her family as they seek answers about her death.
The body of the 24-year-old was discovered in the boot of a car in Ilford, east London, on November 14 last year.
Weeks earlier, she had told her family that her husband, Pankaj Lamba, "was going to kill her," according to her mother, Sudesh Kumari.
The murder investigation has identified Lamba as the prime suspect. Brella’s family, who live in Delhi, believe he is in India, but claimed local authorities have been unresponsive.
Maan told Eastern Eye that Harshita’s family is struggling with the uncertainty. "They got the body in December, the cremation took place, but they want to know what happened, they need answers. They want to know hard answers, right answers. They have been kept in the dark," he said.
The Northamptonshire police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to their previous dealings with Brella. "The police had issued a domestic violence order against the suspect," Maan said.
"Harshita’s family are in Delhi. They're scared. They believe that the suspect is in India."The Delhi high court has directed India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to appoint a nodal officer to liaise with the petitioner and UK investigation agencies, to facilitate the exchange of information and provide updates on the case.
Brella, an Indian citizen, moved to the UK after her marriage. Following her death, her family revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage just weeks earlier and had described her life in the UK as one of control and abuse.
Maan said he was approached by Brella’s family through a third party for the setting up of the fund. "They were thinking about setting up a memorial in the name of Harshita," he said.
"They were looking at ideas, and they knew there were a number of supporters, friends of Harshita. So, they reached out to me."Maan set up the GoFundMe page Read More….
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