Indian student arrested in Germany for girlfriend’s murder in Arizona
Varun Batchigari, an Indian student in Arizona, was arrested in Germany for the murder of his girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar. Authorities apprehended him while he was attempting to flee to India following the crime.
Why it matters
This case highlights international law enforcement cooperation and the serious nature of domestic violence incidents involving international students.
An Indian student accused of murdering his girlfriend in Tucson, U.S ., was arrested in Germany before he could board a connecting flight to his home country.
Varun Batchigari, 20, a business analytics student at the University of Arizona, allegedly murdered his 19-year-old girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar on August 6 at a Tucson apartment.
According to the Tucson Police Department (TPD), Mr. Batchigari travelled to the Tucson International Airport, where he boarded a flight to Germany with plans to continue to India.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Mr. Batchigari with first degree murder and kidnapping.
“Through close coordination between TPD, the FBI Tucson Office and the FBI Legal Attache Office in Berlin, Batchigari was taken into custody upon his arrival in Germany, preventing him from continuing his travel,” Tucson Police said in a statement.
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