W hen Sonia Dabas described her younger sister, she spoke with tears in her eyes and a visceral sense of heartbreak. “We completed each other,” the 30-year-old said. “I always guided her. She always shared everything with me, her problems … Without her, no one can understand me. She is the only one.” It has been 18 months since Harshita Brella, a 24-year-old Indian national living in the UK, was found dead in the boot of a Vauxhall Corsa in east London on 14 November 2024. The discovery prompted an international manhunt for Brella’s husband, Pankaj Lamba, 24, who detectives believe killed Brella in Corby, Northamptonshire, days before and subsequently fled to India. In March 2025, Lamba was charged with Brella’s murder as well as two counts of rape, sexual assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. He is yet to be found.…