Archive · 3 Dec 2025
FBI Offers $50,000 Reward for 2017 Murder Suspect
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information about a man named Nazeer Hameed, who is accused of killing a woman and her young son in 2017.
The victims, Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish, were found dead in their home in New Jersey.
Hameed, who is from India, has been charged with murder and other crimes.
He left the U.S. after the killings and is currently in India.
The FBI and local authorities are asking the Indian government to help bring Hameed back to the U.S. to face trial.
The case has been investigated for many years, and DNA evidence has linked Hameed to the crime scene.
The authorities are determined to bring justice for the victims.
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Nazeer Hameed, who is accused of murdering Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish in 2017.
Hameed, an Indian national, has been charged with two counts of First Degree Murder and other related crimes.
Hameed left the U.S. six months after the killings and is currently in India, where he has refused to provide a DNA sample.
DNA evidence collected from the crime scene and Hameed's employer's laptop has linked him to the murders.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has requested the assistance of the Indian government to extradite Hameed to the U.S. to face prosecution.
- Who
- Nazeer Hameed, 38, is the suspect in the 2017 murder of Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish Narra.
- What
- Hameed is accused of brutally murdering Sasikala and Anish Narra in their apartment.
- When
- The murders occurred on March 23, 2017.
- Where
- The murders took place in Maple Shade, New Jersey.
- Why
- The motive for the killings has not been definitively established.
- Suspect
- Nazeer Hameed, 38
- Victims
- Sasikala Narra, 38, and her 6-year-old son Anish Narra
- Location
- Maple Shade, New Jersey
- Date of Incident
- March 23, 2017
- Charges
- Two counts of First Degree Murder, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon
- Reward
- Up to USD 50,000
- Current Status
- Hameed is in India and has not been extradited