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A 27-year-old Indian pistillate from Secunderabad, Telangana was recovered dormant with stab wounds astatine her erstwhile boyfriend’s flat successful Maryland successful the United States, days aft interest implicit her whereabouts surfaced connected societal media and a missing idiosyncratic ailment was filed by the accused himself.
The victim, 27-year-old Nikitha Rao Godishala, was recovered astatine an flat connected the 10100 artifact of Twin Rivers Road successful Maryland City connected January 3. Her ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Arjun Sharma, had filed a missing idiosyncratic study connected January 2, telling constabulary that helium had past seen her connected December 31 astatine the aforesaid apartment. Investigators aboriginal learned that Sharma had already near the United States and travelled to India.
The Howard County constabulary stated that the interest implicit Godishala’s disappearance was archetypal raised erstwhile her friends shared appeals connected Facebook seeking assistance to find her. One station urged radical successful and astir Columbia, Maryland, to stay alert and assistance successful uncovering her.
Based connected the missing idiosyncratic report, detectives executed a hunt warrant astatine Sharma’s flat connected January 3 and recovered Godishala’s assemblage with stab wounds. Police judge she was killed soon aft 7 p.m. connected December 31.
An apprehension warrant has since been obtained against Sharma, charging him with first- and second-degree murder. Howard County constabulary said they are moving with US national agencies to find him. Interpol is expected to contented a reddish notice, which would alert instrumentality enforcement agencies crossed astir 200 countries, including India.
Godishala was employed arsenic a Data and Strategy Analyst astatine Vheda Health successful Columbia, Maryland, having joined the steadfast successful February 2025. Within a year, she received the company’s “All-In Award” for her performance. In a LinkedIn station aft receiving the award, she wrote astir carrying guardant a consciousness of intent and work and spoke of continuing her enactment with volition and momentum into 2026.
Before joining Vheda Health, she worked arsenic a Data Analysis and Visualisation Specialist and Technical Advisor astatine Management Sciences for Health for implicit a year. Between June 2022 and May 2023, she was employed astatine the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
In India, she had worked arsenic a Clinical Pharmacist intern for 1 and a fractional years and aboriginal arsenic a Clinical Data Specialist for 2 years astatine Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Hospitals (KIMS).
Godishala studied successful JNTU pupil from 2015-2021
Godishala studied pharmacy astatine Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) from June 2015 to September 2021. She aboriginal moved to the United States to prosecute a master’s grade successful Health Information Technology astatine the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The Embassy is successful interaction with the household of Ms. Nikitha Godishala and is extending each imaginable consular assistance. The Embassy is besides pursuing up the substance with the section authorities. @MEAIndia
— India successful USA (@IndianEmbassyUS) January 4, 2026Following confirmation of her death, the Indian Embassy successful the United States said it is assisting the household and coordinating with section authorities. In a station connected X, the embassy said it is successful interaction with Godishala’s household and is extending each imaginable consular assistance portion pursuing up the substance with the acrophobic authorities.
