Embassy Offers Support After Indian Woman Found Stabbed in Maryland Apartment

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:31am on 05 Jan 2026,Monday International

The Indian Embassy in the United States said it is providing all possible consular help to the family of Nikitha Godishala, an Indian woman found dead in a Columbia, Maryland apartment. The 27-year-old, who lived in Ellicott City, was discovered with multiple stab wounds in the home of her former boyfriend. Police said the suspect, 26-year-old Arjun Sharma, reported her missing on January 2 and left the US for India the same day. Investigators later searched his apartment and found Godishala’s body. Howard County Police have issued an arrest warrant for Sharma on murder charges and are working with federal agencies to trace and arrest him. (PC: HT)

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