Ria Chatterjee

In the case of gross misconduct, the police watchdog says a panel could find that “officers didn’t appropriately review the case, set investigative actions, seek supervisory advice, or keep Ms Brella sufficiently updated.”

In March, Jagtar Singh Johal was acquitted on all charges in a case in Punjab, after a court rejected the allegations against him made by Indian authorities. channel4.com/news/jagtar-sin…

Lack of publicity on his detention described as ‘blatant racism’ by @MartinJDocherty ‘He’s not white enough.’ Gurpreet Singh Johal - Jagtar’s brother - says that majority of support given to family over last seven years has been from the Sikh community

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Judge says “Someone has died. Just look at the plight of the family.” Lawyers representing the police says they are “working at the highest level” to catch Pankaj Lamba - the main suspect in this case. He was charged with murder by the Crown Prosecution Service in UK last week

Monday: Channel 4 News reveals new evidence in the case, after travelling to Delhi to meet with Harshita’s family, their legal team, the Delhi Police and also Pankaj Lamba’s family. channel4.com/news/exclusive-…

In total, the IOPC has served four disciplinary notices. Two for gross misconduct (as above) and two for misconduct (senior officers) relating to “their supervision of the case and relevant risk assessments.”

In a joint statement, the CPS and Northamptonshire Police say: “We are committed to securing justice for Harshita and her family.”

Delhi Police confirm they’ve issued a ‘Lookout Notice’ for Pankaj Lamba. These notices are sent out to prevent an individual from leaving the country. The Brella family has given Channel 4 News their reaction to this development. ‘Why was this so delayed?’ More at 7pm.

Reporting with @nomanssiddiqui @KayBibi & Nandini Gumaste. Film editing by @DonnaMarie_W

In light of our investigation, Northamptonshire Police confirm this evening that it’s sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision in this case. It says it “continue[s] to liaise closely with all relevant partners… to secure justice for Harshita”

Filmed by Luke Winsbury and edited by Donna-Marie Walton.

Of the ten women, eight have never been identified by the police. In court they are referred to by the letters A to H.

Had some glitchy issues with creating a “publication” so the above link doesn’t work now. This one does substack.com/@riachat/note/p…

With huge thanks to Kasharel & Natina at Essence Youth Mentoring for inviting us to film at the Lighthouse youth centre in Aston. Reporting w/ @jamiemroberton Prod: Jack Parkes Crews: Jason Farrington & Leon Troth

Last week we reported on text messages shedding further light on what was happening before Harshita Brella was murdered, including claims that her bank account had been drained by her husband. channel4.com/news/exclusive-…

Full reporting with @jamiemroberton & Nandini Gumaste in link above. Content warning - contains details of domestic abuse.