Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Indian-origin man arrested in Germany for killing girlfriend
A 20-year-old man named Varun Batchigari is in big trouble with the police.
He comes from an Indian family and is accused of hurting his girlfriend very badly.
His girlfriend was Julissa Rubi Salazar, a 19-year-old college student.
She was found dead in her apartment in Tucson, Arizona.
Firefighters went to check on her after someone called for a welfare check.
They saw that she had injuries on her body.
The police investigated and said Varun was the suspect.
Varun was arrested in Germany, which is very far from Arizona.
Now he faces a charge of first-degree murder for what happened.
Varun Batchigari, a 20-year-old Indian-origin man, was arrested in Germany and charged with alleged first-degree murder.
His girlfriend, 19-year-old college student Julissa Rubi Salazar, was found dead in an apartment in Tucson, Arizona.
Firefighters responding to a welfare check near Euclid Avenue and Elm Street discovered her body around 4 pm local time on Thursday.
Officials noticed trauma signs on Salazar's body, prompting Tucson Police Department homicide detectives to launch an investigation.
Batchigari had studied Business Analytics at the University of Arizona before being expelled due to a fight.
- Who
- Varun Batchigari, a 20-year-old Indian-origin man, and the victim, 19-year-old college student Julissa Rubi Salazar.
- What
- Batchigari was arrested in Germany and charged with alleged first-degree murder after Salazar was found dead with trauma signs in her apartment.
- When
- The body was found around 4 pm local time on Thursday.
- Where
- Tucson, Arizona, US, in an apartment near the University of Arizona; Batchigari was arrested in Germany.
- Why
- Investigators identified Batchigari, Salazar's boyfriend, as the suspect after examining the apartment and the circumstances of her death.
- Suspect
- Varun Batchigari, 20, Indian-origin
- Victim
- Julissa Rubi Salazar, 19, college student
- Charge
- First-degree murder (alleged)
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, US
- Time of discovery
- Around 4 pm local time, Thursday
- Discovery site
- Apartment near Euclid Avenue and Elm Street
- Arrest location
- Germany
- Education
- Former Business Analytics student at University of Arizona (expelled due to a fight)