Nikitha Godishala’s household seeks restraint amid probe into her killing in Maryland

Days after 27-year-old Indian lady from Secunderabad, Nikitha Godishala, was discovered useless with stab wounds at her good friend’s house in Maryland in america, the sufferer’s household issued an announcement in search of “to put verified info on document and dispel misinformation” surrounding her loss of life.

In a video shared from a newly-created Instagram account titled ‘Justice for Nikitha Godishala’, the sufferer’s father, Anand Godishala, recounted the sequence of occasions main as much as the incident and sought help from the authorities for repatriation and investigation into the case.

Ms. Godishala was discovered useless in Maryland on December 31, 2025. In response to the household, U.S. authorities have knowledgeable them that Mr. Arjun Sharma, recognized because the prime suspect within the case, filed a lacking particular person report on January 1, 2026, and left america for India the next day. Ms. Godishala’s physique was later found at 10100 Twin Rivers Street in Columbia, Maryland, which is Mr. Sharma’s residence, and her automobile was additionally recovered from the identical location.

The household stated that through the interval Ms. Godishala was reported lacking, unauthorised transactions had been detected in her checking account. In addition they said that Mr. Sharma had contacted her family and friends members a number of occasions throughout this era, in search of monetary help whereas citing pressing private and monetary difficulties.

The household has appealed for privateness and restraint from each the media and the general public. “Because the household mourns an irreparable loss, they respectfully request privateness and restraint from the media and the general public. The final rites will probably be carried out privately, with police safety sought to make sure dignity and order,” the assertion learn.

Of their assertion, the household stated they’re working intently with the Indian Embassy in america, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, and senior authorities authorities in India, together with Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, and the Chief Minister’s Workplace in Hyderabad.