Overview
- The 27-year-old, Nikitha Godishala, was found with stab wounds in a Columbia, Maryland apartment linked to ex-roommate Arjun Sharma after she was reported missing on January 2.
- Howard County police obtained arrest warrants charging Sharma, 26, with first- and second-degree murder.
- Investigators allege Sharma fled to India following the killing.
- Relatives in Hyderabad urged authorities to issue an international arrest warrant and called for stern punishment.
- Repatriation of her body to India is underway as the Indian Embassy provides consular support and Indian ministers coordinate the arrangements.