Man Charged With Murder In Death Of Paramus Woman He Knew: Prosecutor

PARAMUS, NJ — A Newark man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in her Paramus home Monday, prosecutors said.

Kishan S. Sheth, 21, has been charged with first-degree felony murder, home invasion resulting in serious bodily injury, and other charges, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.

Prosecutors said that the Paramus police headed to a home on Monday shortly after 4 p.m. to conduct a wellness check and found Rita Acharya, 74, dead on her couch.

An investigation determined that Sheth, who was an "acquaintance" of the victim, "entered the home, murdered Rita Acharya by strangling and stabbing her, and stole her vehicle and debit card."

Prosecutors said that Shether made "attempts to conceal his crimes" and left.

Detectives and the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team arrested Sheth in Newark on Tuesday without incident, prosecutors said.

Sheth has also been charged with unlawfully disturbing, moving or concealing human remains, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, theft of moveable property, and theft by extortion.

Sheth was taken to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said.