Murder of Indian-origin woman in Maryland sparks international hunt for suspect

Key Highlights

• US authorities allege that Sharma stabbed her inside an apartment near the Mall in Columbia on December 31, later filed a missing report of her on January 2, and fled the United States the same day via Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, CBS news reported.
• Speaking to reporters, Nikitha’s father, Anand Godishala, a resident of Hyderabad, rejected reports that the accused was his daughter’s ex-boyfriend and said the motive behind the killing was financial.
• “My daughter went to Columbia four years ago and was working there.
• He was her ex-roommate, not her ex-boyfriend,” Anand Godishala said.
• “Four people lived in the apartment.