"We were told Pankaj worked for a good company," her sister recalls. A few days later, Pankaj left for the UK, and Harshita joined him a month later in April. "She told my mother that she should sleep as they had to attend a wedding the next day," Sonia recalls. Investigators believe she was strangled by Pankaj on Nov 10, 2024, in Corby, Northamptonshire.The family claims they were being pressured for dowry. Both Harshita and Pankaj were missing, yet Pankaj's family did not file a missing person report.
Source: The Times March 25, 2025 06:59 UTC