Hyderabad, Jan. 6 -- The father of Nikitha Godishala, an Indian woman found dead with stab wounds inside an apartment in Columbia, Maryland, has alleged that she was killed following a financial dispute and has appealed for the early handover of her body.

Speaking to ANI, Anand Godishala alleged that his daughter had been lending money to a former roommate who was staying in the same apartment along with others. "Four people used to stay in an apartment. Her ex-roommate used to take a lot of money from my daughter. When she asked him to return the money before he flew to India, he killed her and ran away," he said.

Urging authorities to expedite the process, Godishala appealed for the swift repatriation of his daughter's body. "I reques...