Overview
- Burlington County prosecutors on Nov. 18 charged Indian national Nazeer Hameed with murder and related offenses in the killings of Sasikala Narra, 38, and her 6-year-old son, Anish.
- Hameed remains in India, and authorities say they are working with the U.S. Department of Justice and Indian officials to seek his extradition to New Jersey.
- Investigators obtained Hameed’s Cognizant-issued laptop in 2024 under a court order and extracted a DNA profile that matched an unknown blood droplet recovered at the 2017 scene.
- Detectives said they sought a direct DNA sample for years and that an agreement for assistance from India did not result in a collection.
- Officials say Hameed lived near the family, worked with the victims’ husband, and allegedly stalked them before the attack, while the motive remains unclear.