Overview
- The family issued a statement rejecting reports of an arrest and said law enforcement has not located the prime suspect.
- Authorities told the family Sharma filed a missing-person report on January 1 and left the country the following day.
- Godishala was found with multiple stab wounds at 10100 Twin Rivers Road in Columbia, Maryland, and her vehicle was recovered there.
- During the period she was reported missing, unauthorized transactions appeared in her bank account and Sharma sought money from her contacts citing personal difficulties.
- Relatives are coordinating with the Indian Embassy and India’s Ministry of External Affairs, requesting privacy as last rites proceed privately under police protection, with verified updates shared only through official channels.