THE CASE FILEResearched Nov 12, 2026
Naresh Bhatt / Mamta Kafle Bhatt case background
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Naresh Bhatt is the Virginia husband of missing pediatric nurse Mamta Kafle Bhatt. Reporting in the case says prosecutors accused him of killing her and concealing her body after her disappearance in Manassas Park in July 2024. [1][4][5][6][3]
- Who
- Naresh Bhatt is the defendant; Mamta Kafle Bhatt was his wife and the missing victim in the case. [1][4][5][2]
Later developments Reveal spoilers +
A jury found Naresh Bhatt guilty in November 2026 of first-degree murder, concealing a dead body, and defiling a human body in the death of Mamta Kafle Bhatt. [5]
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- Prosecutors charge husband of missing nurse Mamta Kafle Bhatt
- Jury selection underway for husband accused of killing missing pediatric nurse
- Husband denies killing missing nurse but admits to cutting up her body so it would fit in trash can
- ‘She’s in pieces’: Jury convicts man of murder after he admitted to cutting up her body
- Virginia man charged with murder 4 months after his wife's disappearance
- Trial date set for Virginia man accused of killing his missing wife
