When asked what he would say to the family of his victim, Varun Manish Chheda, he said, 'I am very sorry.'
, walked into a court appearance on Friday, he told reporters that he"was blackmailed."
Sha did not elaborate about why or how he believed he was blackmailed, nor did he explain a motive for the alleged crime. When asked what he would say to the family of his victim, Varun Manish Chheda, Sha said,"I am very sorry." Purdue University Police Chief Lesley Wiete said Sha called police around 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday to report his roommate, Chheda, 20, was dead.
According to a police affidavit, Sha admitted to the killing and said he used his own knife to stab Chheda, who was sitting in a chair in their room,Magistrate Judge Sarah Wyatt gave prosecutors three more days to formally file murder charges against Sha, who is being held without bond. She set another court hearing for Oct. 13. The two shared a room at McCutcheon Hall on the first floor, Wiete said.
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