Indian student arrested in Germany for girlfriend’s murder in Arizona
Investigators allege that the accused stole the victim's cellphone and credit cards after the killing, and sent a series of text messages to her mother.
An Indian student, Varun Batchigari, 20, was arrested in Germany while attempting to board a flight to India, accused of murdering his girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar, in Tucson, Arizona. The incident allegedly occurred on August 6 at a Tucson apartment. Batchigari, a business analytics student at the University of Arizona, allegedly stole Salazar's cellphone and credit cards after the murder and sent text messages to her mother, posing as her victim, in an attempt to conceal the crime.
Salazar was found dead with strangulation marks and scratches on her neck, leading to the discovery of her body. The Tucson Police Department, the FBI Tucson Office, and the FBI Legal Attache Office in Berlin cooperated to arrest Batchigari upon his arrival in Germany. Batchigari had a history of violent behavior, including an assault case investigated by the University of Arizona Police Department and allegations of sexual assault at a Halloween party.
He remains in lawful immigration status and is awaiting extradition to Arizona to face charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping.
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