Indian woman found stabbed to death in US on New Year’s Eve; ex-boyfriend accused of murder flees

Key Highlights

• Investigators said Godishala had suffered stab wounds.
• Arrest warrant issued for suspect Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Sharma on charges of first- and second-degree murder.
• Authorities said Sharma himself had approached the police to file a missing person report, claiming he last saw Godishala on December 31 at his apartment in the Maryland city.
• Suspect left US on day of complaint Police later established that Sharma left the United States on a flight to India on January 2, the same day he filed the missing person report.
• The following day, detectives executed a search warrant at his apartment, where they discovered Godishala’s body.