A 27-year-old Indian woman who was reported missing last week has been found dead in the United States, with police alleging that her former boyfriend killed her and fled to India. Nikitha Godishala of Ellicott City was reported missing on January 2. Howard County police said in a statement on Sunday that she was found deceased with stab wounds inside the Columbia, Maryland apartment of her ex-boyfriend, Arjun Sharma, 26. On January 3, detectives executed a search warrant at Sharma’s apartment and discovered Godishala’s body with stab wounds. Notably, the United States and India have an extradition treaty that allows cooperation in serious criminal cases, though such proceedings typically involve court reviews and diplomatic coordination and can take several months.

Source: The Telegraph January 05, 2026 05:56 UTC