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The begetter of Nikitha Godishala, who was recovered dormant successful the US connected Monday (January 5, 2026), called for pugnacious punishment for the idiosyncratic liable for his daughter's death.
Anand Godisala denied that Arjun Sharma, fishy successful the alleged execution of Nikitha (27), was her ex-boyfriend and said helium was her roommate earlier on with 2 others. He urged the Centre and the Telangana authorities to assistance repatriate her mortal remains.
Expressing sadness implicit the demise of Nikitha, Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy said helium spoke to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to bring backmost the assemblage astatine the earliest.
Nikitha, of Ellicott City successful America, was reported missing connected January 2. Howard County constabulary had said that she was recovered dormant with stab wounds successful the Columbia, Maryland flat of Arjun Sharma (26). The US constabulary person obtained a warrant for Sharma’s apprehension connected first- and second-degree execution charges, alleging that helium killed her and fled to India. Anand said Nikitha past called connected December 31 nighttime and wished him connected the juncture of the caller year.
"He (Arjun Sharma) is simply a erstwhile roommate and not her ex-boyfriend. He reportedly made the ailment (to the constabulary successful US) and fled to India. He should beryllium caught and fixed pugnacious punishment," an inconsolable Anand told reporters.
Citing media reports, Anand said his girl came to cognize that Sharma had taken loans from galore radical and was readying to permission for India.
Nikitha, elder girl of Anand, lived successful the US for the past 4 years and worked there. She past visited India 3 years ago, helium added.
Nikitha's uncle Santosh Kumar told PTI that she worked arsenic a Data and Strategy Analyst astatine Vheda Health aft completing her MS successful the US. She won the Best Employee grant past month, helium said. The parents came to cognize of Nikitha's decease from her cousin, who besides lives successful the US, Santosh said.
Mr. Anand's family, natives of Hyderabad, presently reside astatine Tarnaka successful the city. In a station connected X, Union Minister Kishan Reddy said, "I widen my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved household successful this hr of grief. I person spoken to the Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, who is presently connected authoritative circuit successful Germany, and americium personally successful interaction with the Ministry of External Affairs to guarantee that the mortal remains are repatriated to India astatine the earliest." Nikitha and her household beryllium to Mr. Kishan Reddy's Lok Sabha constituency of Secunderabad.
Mr. Kishan Reddy said his bureau and the BJP successful Hyderabad is besides coordinating with Nikitha’s household to supply each imaginable assistance during the hard time.
