Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Interpol and Indian authorities located and arrested Arjun Sharma in Tamil Nadu after he left the United States the day he filed a missing-person report.
- Howard County Police say detectives believe 27-year-old Nikitha Godishala was killed shortly after 7 p.m. on December 31 inside Sharma’s Columbia apartment.
- Investigators executed a search warrant on January 3 and found Godishala with multiple stab wounds, prompting arrest warrants that charge Sharma with first- and second-degree murder.
- The Indian Embassy in Washington says it is assisting the family and coordinating with local authorities as U.S. and Indian partners work on the case.
- No motive has been confirmed; relatives have alleged a financial dispute, and officials note the investigation continues with extradition proceedings expected to follow.