Nazeer Hameed

By Sam Barron From Daily Voice

The FBI announced Tuesday, Dec. 2, it is offering a $50,000 reward for the arrest and/or conviction of a man accused of murdering a woman and her 6-year-old son in Maple Shade in 2017.

Nazeer Hameed, 38,  is accused of murdering Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish Narra, at their Hamilton Road home on March 23, 2017, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher Fletcher announced last month. He fled to his native India following the murders, authorities said.

Sasikala's husband, who apparently worked with Hameed at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Teaneck, found her and her son in a pool of blood on a bed inside the apartment, authorities said. The Narras had been stabbed multiple times in the neck, with Anish nearly decapitated, investigators said.

Investigators believe Hameed was stalking the husband and father prior to the murders. He was identified as the suspect after a lengthy fight for his DNA sample involving law enforcement in India, but were able to obtain his company issued laptop from Cognizant, finally tying him to the scene, authorities said.

Hameed is charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon.