Overview
- Authorities charged Nazeer Hameed with murder and related offenses in the 2017 stabbings of Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son, Anish, in Maple Shade, New Jersey.
- A DNA contributor recovered from Hameed’s Cognizant-issued laptop matched an unknown blood droplet collected at the crime scene, according to investigators.
- Hameed returned to India months after the killings and remains there as U.S. officials work with the Department of Justice on extradition.
- Investigators say Hameed worked with the victims’ husband at Cognizant, lived within walking distance of the family, and allegedly stalked them while using technical knowledge to conceal his movements.
- Officials have not established a motive; they described the attack as exceptionally brutal and said investigative work continues.