Ria Chatterjee

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Harshita Brella went to Northamptonshire Police in Aug last year to report allegations of domestic abuse by her then husband Pankaj Lamba.

He was arrested, released on bail and issued with an order intended to protect Ms Brella.

Some two months later, she was found dead.

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Update: Harshita Brella case.

4 Northamptonshire police officers will face misconduct proceedings over their handling of Ms Brella’s domestic abuse reports.

Harshita was later found dead in the boot of a car.

Two Detective Constables have a case to answer for gross misconduct

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A Sergeant and Chief Inspector have a case of misconduct to answer “over their supervision and review of the domestic abuse investigation and associated risk assessment for Ms Brella.”

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"This is a truly international challenge that we face", says the Minister of State for Security Dan Jarvis.

The majority of referrals to the government's counter terrorism Prevent scheme in recent years were people with no "clear ideology" but they had a "fascination in violence".

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Unprecedented access to UK’s counter-terrorism Prevent programme – and decision making process

Read @RiaChatter's exclusive report:
https://t.co/FVi9UKoSUl

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"It would make us feel like something came of the death of our loved one"

Farah Naz's niece Zara Aleena was murdered by serial offender Jordan McSweeney. Today, she finally met with the most high profile figures within the UK criminal justice system.

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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. https://t.co/jLWskp0xHS

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More than 100 MPs have written to Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, demanding action to secure Jagtar Singh Johal’s release.

‘This is the moment of truth: will he live up to his promises, or will he fail Jagtar like the last six Foreign Secretaries did?’ says @FreeJaggiNow

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'The Gravedigger', a key figure in exposing some of the Syrian regime’s darkest crimes, has now revealed his true identity to ITV News' Global Security Editor @RohitKachrooITV
https://t.co/FC7vMuRo9O

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My interviewer was the *extremely* skilled ⁦@NosheenIqbal⁩ .. and my hair is the way my mother has always wanted it be!

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Adolescence is fiction. Here are some facts.

Read on and watch..🧵
https://t.co/Ky39yPN9qD

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Gurpreet Singh Johal closes the hearing:

‘Since 20th of March, Jagtar’s conditions have deteriorated quite extremely. Time is of the essence.’

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Frank words at Arbitrary Detention & Hostage Affairs parliamentary hearing this morning re British national Jagtar Singh Johal’s detention in India

Questions over political will to secure JSJ’s release

‘What has the government done to bring Jagtar back home?’ asks @FreeJaggiNow

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A Scottish activist detained in India for 7 years has been acquitted in one of the 9 cases brought against him.

As @RiaChatter explains, the ruling has led to renewed pressure on the UK government to secure Jagtar Singh Johal's release.

https://t.co/qaY9C50LHg

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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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The report was filmed by James Betteridge and Vic Marwaha.

Animation created by Ian Watkins.

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Domestic spiking - a hidden crisis?

Campaigners tell Channel 4 News a lack of comprehensive data on spiking means the scale of the problem could be vastly underestimated

‘Alice’s’ husband drugged her repeatedly at home

Read Ena Miller’s @little_eeee piece & watch our report:

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The Silence of Domestic Spiking

For months, Alice felt unwell. Her doctor couldn’t explain her symptoms. Then one day, it was a cup of tea, given to her by her husband, that revealed an unsavoury truth.

Read and watch here:
https://t.co/02PjlKorWw

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Harshita Brella murder: Delhi police accused of ‘incompetence’

https://t.co/Q3WrwB1Wfa

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Exclusive: Domestic abuse victim received messages in psychiatric hospital telling her to kill herself

https://t.co/V0mF7BenyA