Overview
- Howard County detectives found the 27-year-old with stab wounds inside Sharma’s Columbia, Maryland apartment on Jan. 3 after executing a search warrant.
- Investigators say she was last seen there on Dec. 31 and was likely killed shortly after 7 p.m.
- An arrest warrant charges Sharma, 26, with first- and second-degree murder as the search extends beyond Maryland.
- The Indian Embassy in Washington says it is assisting Godishala’s family and following up with local authorities.
- The investigation remains active with no identified motive, and any return of the suspect could require extradition steps that typically take months under the U.S.–India treaty.