Detectives investigating the disappearance of a woman nearly 35 years ago have arrested three people as part of a murder inquiry.<\/p>\n
Harbans Kaur Lally, who lived and worked in Leeds, disappeared in 1985, aged 19.<\/p>\n
A 75-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder while a 74-year-old woman was held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.<\/p>\n
A 53-year-old man, from Birmingham, was detained on suspicion of perjury.<\/p>\n
West Yorkshire Police said the arrests came after it recently received new information about the disappearance.<\/p>\n
Also known as Susan, Mrs Lally, whose maiden name was Ranu, moved to Leeds in 1984 after getting married in Rugby, Warwickshire, where she was born and grew up.<\/p>\n
She lived in the Meanwood area of Leeds and worked for the Burton Group at its head office in Harehills until April 1985.<\/p>\n
Three months later she gave birth to a baby girl at the city’s St James’s Hospital.<\/p>\n
Police believe she returned to Rugby later in 1985 and disappeared after travelling to India.<\/p>\n
The force said it had conducted house-to-house enquiries in Bennett Street, Rugby, where she and her family had lived.<\/p>\n
Det Ch Insp Nicola Bryar said: “We are currently trying to build up a picture of her life at the time she disappeared and we are very keen to hear from anyone with any information that could assist us.”<\/p>\n
She said she wanted to speak to anyone who knew Mrs Lally.<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old man and woman were detained on Monday after officers searched an address in Gravesend, Kent. Both have been released on bail pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old has been released under investigation.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"