Suspect in 'execution-style' murder of woman, 21, caught after tipster recognizes him from 'sugar daddy' website: Court docs



A Texas man is accused of committing an "execution-style" murder of a 21-year-old nursing student in her apartment last month. A tipster told Houston police she knew the murder suspect from a "sugar daddy" website in 2012 and "instantly" recognized him, according to court documents.

After receiving an anonymous tip, police found the body of Muna Pandey — who had attended Houston Community College — in her Houston apartment August 26, according to prosecutors. Paramedics pronounced Pandey dead at the crime scene, according to a press release from the Houston Police Department. Pandey was from Nepal.

When police arrested Shah several days after Pandey's death, the suspect was still wearing the same blood-stained clothing seen on surveillance video when leaving the victim's apartment.

Investigators said Muna was shot three times in the torso and once “execution style" in the back of the head, according to court documents.

On August 28, the Houston Police Department shared a surveillance camera image of the murder suspect and requested the public's help in identifying the male.

Citing the criminal complaint, People magazine reported that a tipster informed Houston Police that she knew the murder suspect from a "sugar daddy" website in 2012 and "instantly" recognized him.

Houston Police said they arrested 51-year-old Bobby Singh Shah during a traffic stop on the night of August 28.

Shah was charged with capital murder and booked into the Harris County Jail.

According to the criminal complaint, a neighbor told investigators he heard "loud thumping" noises from Pandey's apartment on August 24.

Prosecutors highlighted that when police arrested Shah several days after Pandey's death, the suspect was still wearing the same blood-stained clothing seen on surveillance video when leaving the victim's apartment.

Officers also discovered a gun in Shah's car, according to prosecutors.

Citing court documents, KHOU said Pandey's friend told investigators she previously had been stalked, and he helped her install a motion-activated camera above the entrance to her apartment. Video from that camera reportedly shows Shah holding Pandey at gunpoint while she was holding a shoe box, a shopping bag, a black jacket, and a purse. He reportedly is seen on video pushing her inside and leaving an hour later while holding Pandey's purse. Authorities believe Shah killed her just before leaving, KHOU said.

Investigators did not make it clear whether Shah and Pandey had a pre-existing relationship.

Prosecutor Rebecca Marshall said, “I can only imagine what Muna’s mother is going through being halfway across the world, so I wanted them to know what would happen in court, what they could expect."

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to financially assist Pandey's mother, Anita, to fly from Nepal to Houston to "say goodbye to her only child and give Muna the farewell she deserves."

At the time of publication, the crowdfunding campaign had raised more than $36,000.

Shah is being held without bond, according to online court records of the Harris County District Clerk's Office.

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FACT CHECK: This Is Not A Recent Video Of The Plane Crash In Nepal

The video is from 2013

Chilling video shows passenger unwittingly capture final moments before plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 68



Heartbreaking video taken by a passenger on a doomed flight shows the final moments before the commercial airplane crashed in Nepal and killed at least 68 of the 72 people onboard.

Officials have confirmed that 68 are dead in the crash of a Nepal-based Yeti Airways plane on Sunday. Four people remain missing. The tragic crash is Nepal's deadliest airplane accident in three decades.

The twin-engine ATR-72 plane was making a brief 27-minute flight from Nepal's capital of Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara.

Video from a witness on the ground shows the airliner falling fast and rolling to the point that the wings are nearly at a 90-degree with the ground. The airplane goes out of the frame of the video, then suddenly a loud boom is heard in the background.

\u201cAn ATR 72 passenger plane with 72 people on board crashed in #Nepal. There was a huge fire at the crash site. \n\nYeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed on the runway of Pokhara International Airport. At least 32 people died.\u201d
— NEXTA (@NEXTA) 1673767200

In another video of the plane crash, a passenger unwittingly recorded the final moments before the catastrophe.

The Times of India reported that one of the passengers was livestreaming the flight to Facebook. The video shows the plane flying low over Pokhara as seen through the passenger window. One of the passengers is enjoying the flight and is heard saying, "Mauj kar di," meaning, "It's real fun."

However, seconds later tragedy strikes as the plane plummets. The plane appears to bank sharply to one side, and passengers are heard on the video screaming. Suddenly, the video goes dark. Then the gutwrenching video shows the plane engulfed in flames.

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— Daniel Caddy (@Daniel Caddy) 1673812779

The plane crashed into a gorge, and the pilot averted hitting buildings in the area.

Hundreds of emergency rescue workers attempted to save any survivors of the Nepal plane crash. However, the flames from the plane were too hot to get close to the wreckage in the immediate aftermath.

Local resident Bishnu Tiwari told the Associated Press, "The flames were so hot that we couldn’t go near the wreckage. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke, we couldn’t help him.”

There were 72 people on the flight – 68 passengers and four crew members.

Yeti spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said that there were 15 foreigners on board the plane, including five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one passenger each from Argentina, Australia, France, and Ireland.

Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said it was not immediately clear as to what caused the plane crash.

An investigation into the deadly plane crash has been launched.

\u201cAt least 68 people died in an airplane crash in Pokhara, making it Nepal\u2019s worst air crash in three decades https://t.co/tBAOeFMF3M\u201d
— Reuters (@Reuters) 1673790000

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