Indian woman found dead in US city, police allege her ex-boyfriend killed her and fled to India

A 27-year-old Indian woman who had been reported missing earlier this month since New Yearr's eve was found dead in the United States. Police have launched a manhunt for her former boyfriend, alleging that he killed her before fleeing to India.

The victim, identified as Nikitha Godishala, a resident of Ellicott City, Maryland, was reported missing on January 2. According to Howard County Police, her body was discovered with multiple stab wounds inside an apartment in Columbia, Maryland, belonging to her ex-boyfriend, Arjun Sharma, aged 26.

Police said they have secured an arrest warrant against Sharma on charges of first-degree and second-degree murder.