Howard County police located a woman reported missing on Jan. 2 deceased with stab wounds in the Columbia apartment of her ex-boyfriend and obtained a warrant for his arrest on first- and second-degree murder charges.
Arjun Sharma, 26, of Columbia, made the missing person report to police and said he last saw his ex-girlfriend, Nikitha Godishala, 27, of Ellicott City, on Dec. 31 in his apartment in the 10100 block of Twin Rivers Road. Police later learned that on the same day as making the report, Jan. 2, Sharma left the country on a flight to India. Detectives on Jan. 3 executed a search warrant for his apartment and located Godishala deceased.
Through investigation, detectives believe Sharma killed Godishala shortly after 7 p.m. on Dec. 31. The investigation is ongoing and no motive is known at this time.
Howard County police are working with United States federal law enforcement to locate and arrest Sharma.
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