Bellevue, Washington – October 27, 2025 – The death of 27‑year‑old Raajitha Sabbineni was initially recorded as a sudden, unexplained event. However, U.S. authorities have now charged her 30‑year‑old husband, Telangana‑born software engineer Avinash Narne, with murder.

Initial Police Report

According to 911 dispatch logs, Narne called emergency services claiming he returned home to find his wife locked inside a bathroom, unresponsive. Police forced the door open, performed CPR for roughly thirty minutes, and ultimately pronounced her dead. At that stage, the death was logged as “sudden.”

Autopsy Turns the Tide

A subsequent medical examiner’s report contradicted the initial assessment, stating Raajitha died of asphyxia caused by strangulation. This forensic finding shifted the investigation from an accidental death to a homicide.

Digital Trail and Possible Motive

Detectives uncovered a series of phone calls Narne placed to a woman in India on the very day of the incident, as well as a shocking text‑message in which he admitted sending her a photograph of Raajitha’s lifeless body. Earlier messages between Raajitha and a friend mentioned a “bitter‑tasting smoothie” prepared by her husband, adding a disturbing personal detail to the case.

Community Reaction and Ongoing Legal Process

Members of the local Telugu community who assisted with the cremation said Narne appeared cooperative and showed no sign of guilt. “When we spoke to him, there was nothing to suggest a murder,” one volunteer recalled. The new evidence, however, has transformed the narrative into a full‑blown murder probe. The case is now proceeding through Washington state courts, while the Indian diaspora grapples with the unsettling revelations.