HORRIFIC new details have come to light after a 21-year-old nursing student was found dead in her apartment.
Muna Pandey, a college student from Nepal, was studying in Houston, Texas before she was killed in her apartment.
Pandey was from Nepal and moved to Texas to study nursing[/caption]
Video footage showed Shah entering Pandey’s home before she was killed[/caption]
Bobby Shah was booked in jail in connection with Pandey’s murder[/caption]
Pandey had plans to go out last Saturday, August 24, for her birthday party with friends, but never showed up.
Her friends grew concerned when she stopped replying to messages.
Pandey’s manager also noticed she had stopped responding to texts on Saturday, according to court documents reviewed by local outlet KHOU News.
The leasing manager of Pandey’s complex then received a chilling call on Saturday night that a dead body was in one of the units, per Houston Police.
The police also received a 911 call about a dead body and responded to Pandey’s home – only to find her with multiple gunshot wounds to her stomach.
She was found lying in her bed and suffered an additional gunshot wound to the back of her head.
MOMENTS BEFORE THE ATTACK
Footage captured before Pandey’s murder showed an older man standing outside her door with a gun by his side.
Police released a screen grab of the video to the public for help in identifying the suspect.
After five days of investigating, authorities were able to identify the suspect as a 51-year-old man named Bobby Sing Shah.
A friend of Pandey’s told detectives that he helped her install a camera above her door since she lived alone, according to KHOU.
He added that Pandey had dealt with a stalker last year.
Once investigators were able to access the recordings, they found footage of the night she was killed.
One video showed Pandey seen near the door to her apartment with a shoe box, a shopping bag, a jacket, and a purse.
Shah had a gun by his side and Pandey could be heard asking him what he was planning on doing.
He then racked the slide of the gun and asked her to open the door.
She eventually agreed and footage showed the two walking into her apartment.
After an hour, Shah left her apartment with the black purse she was holding, investigators told KHOU.
Timeline of events
Muna Pandey, a nursing student from Houston was killed in her apartment. A timeline of the case is listed below,
- Saturday, August 24 – Pandey didn’t show up for birthday plans and stopped responding to messages
- Saturday, August 24 at 5:35 pm – Houston police responded to reports of a shooting after an apartment complex staff received an anonymous call about a body inside one of the units
- Wednesday, August 28 – Police released a screen grab of surveillance footage asking the public for help in identifying the man outside Pandey’s apartment the night she was killed
- Thursday, August 29 – Police arrested a suspect in connection with Pandey’s murder named Bobby Sing Shah
IMAGE CIRCULATED
The image of Shah at Pandey’s apartment door circulated in the community and two individuals came forward with his identity.
The owner of a restaurant where Pandey used to work told authorities that Shah was a “consistent patron,” according to local NBC affiliate KPRC-TV.
He provided Shah’s driver’s license and phone number to detectives.
The two were reportedly in communication about starting a business together.
Another woman said she recognized Shah from a website that connects men with younger women.
She added that the website was for “sugar daddies” and she recognized him “instantly.”
It’s unclear how Pandey knew Shah but authorities believe she had met him before.
Police arrested Shah on Wednesday night during a traffic stop and he was booked in Harris County Jail.
He was denied bail and is scheduled to appear in court on September 3.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Houston Police for more information.
Community members left flowers and photos outside of Pandey’s apartment to honor her[/caption]
Pandey was a nursing student in Houston, Texas[/caption]
Pandey was killed in her apartment complex[/caption]
