‘The smoothie tastes like syrup’: Indian techie’s wife told him on the day he murdered her in US
An Indian engineer living in the United States has been charged with murdering his wife, who was found dead in the couple’s apartment nearly nine months ago. washington.
Investigators said the 30-year-old man Avinash Narneoriginally from TelanganaHe strangled his 27-year-old wife Raajitha Sabbineni and tried to act out the scene to avoid suspicion.
According to court documents cited by local media reports, Sabineni complained on multiple occasions that the drinks prepared for her tasted unusually bitter. On the day of her death in October 2025, she allegedly told Nunn that the smoothies he made tasted like “drugs” and “cough syrup,” according to U.S. news outlets King 5 explain.
Police arrested Nunn after an extensive investigation in which authorities said they found evidence linking him to the murder. Investigators also claimed he had a secret affair with another woman in India and planned the murder.
Married a few months before his death
Local media reported that the couple married in June 2025 and began living together in Washington the following month. Investigators found that Nunn had a relationship with another woman before their marriage and continued to have contact with her after their marriage.
The homicide investigation later focused on Nunn after detectives examined Nunn’s communications, financial records and digital evidence, according to documents cited by local media.
Send a photo of a dead body to your girlfriend
One of the most striking findings of the investigation was Narne’s alleged communications with an Indian woman shortly after Sabineni’s death.
He stayed in contact with his alleged girlfriend after the killing and even sent her a photo of Sabineni’s body, according to court documents. Investigators also found that he spoke to his wife four times on the day she was allegedly murdered.
How the case unfolds
Police said Narney called emergency services on October 27, 2025, claiming he came home from running errands and found his wife locked in the bathroom and unresponsive.
When police arrived at the apartment, they forced their way into the bathroom and found Sabineni lying on the floor. She was later pronounced dead.
“Per agency procedures for every report of a death, Bellevue Police conducted an investigation with detectives and determined that the female’s death appeared to be suspicious,” a December 2025 police news release said.
An autopsy later determined she died from strangulation, prompting authorities to treat the case as a homicide and launch a detailed investigation.
After months of investigation, Nunn was arrested and charged in connection with the murder.
He is currently being held on a $5 million bond. If convicted, he could face life in prison under Washington state law, according to local reports.
