Overview
- Howard County police say 27-year-old Nikitha Godishala was reported missing on Jan. 2 and was discovered the next day during a search of a Columbia residence.
- Detectives found her with stab wounds inside an apartment in the 10100 block of Twin Rivers Road that they say belongs to Sharma, 26.
- Investigators believe the killing occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 based on their early findings.
- An arrest warrant charges Sharma with first- and second-degree murder as the homicide investigation proceeds.
- Police say Sharma filed the missing-person report on Jan. 2 and left the United States that day on a flight to India, and no motive has been released.