CCTV released of man found dead in burned-out car

CCTV from 5 February shows Jesbir Singh Khela and his vehicle at an Esso patrol station in Norton Way in Letchworth

Police have released a CCTV image of a man taken the day before he was found dead in a burned-out car

The destroyed Skoda Octavia was found by Bedfordshire Police in a field off the B659 Langford Road on 6 February shortly before 07:30 GMT.

The body of 47-year-old Jesbir Singh Khela, known to people as Jessy, from Letchworth, Hertfordshire, was found in the driver's seat and the force is treating his death as murder.

Det Insp Justine Jenkins, said: "[We] are again appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious on the evening of Wednesday 5 February into the early hours of Thursday 6 February to come forward.

"Even the smallest detail - something that may have seemed insignificant at the time - could prove vital to our investigation."

Jesbir Singh Khela, 47, was known to some as Jessy

CCTV released by the force showed the 47-year-old and his vehicle at the Esso petrol station in Norton Way, Letchworth, at about 13:22 on 5 February.

The force added that at the time the vehicle may not have been displaying its taxi roof sign.

The car left central London shortly after 01:00 on 6 February and had been travelling towards Letchworth via the A41 Watford Way and Barnet Way, before it was found in Langford, police said.

Det Insp Justine Jenkins, said: "Six months have passed since Jesbir's death, and our thoughts remain with his family and loved ones as they continue to come to terms with their loss."

The force said a man in his 30s was arrested in June in connection with the incident and has since been released on bail while inquiries continue.