VA MAMTA KAFLE BHATT: Missing from Manassas Park, VA - 31 July 2024 - Age 28 *GUILTY*

Manassas Park mom disappears under 'involuntary circumstance' police say

Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, has been missing since July 31.

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Manassas Park mom disappears under 'involuntary circumstance' police say​

Manassas Park Police say a mother is considered to be missing under "involuntary circumstance" after not being seen since July 31.

Investigators released information about the missing person's case on Aug. 8.

Friends tell us Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, never showed up to her Aug. 1 shift at Inova Fairfax Hospital where she worked as a pediatric nurse. Bhatt's former roommate Nadia Navarro says she does not understand why it took so long for police to notify the community that her close friend was missing.

"I last heard from her personally on July 28th. She called me a couple times, but I was asleep. And I got a call from someone I met at Mamta's baby shower and she asked me if I knew where Mamta was," Navarro told WUSA9 in a Manassas parking lot as she organized a search party for her friend.

Over the weekend Navarro launched a Facebook group dedicated to sharing information about Bhatt's case. The group went from social media to actually conducting searches in Prince William County.

Navarro says she met Bhatt when she first came to the United States and they both bonded over their experience being immigrants. She says Bhatt is originally from Nepal and the two grew so close they considered each other family.

"Mamta is not an impulsive person, she's a very responsible person, she's a very calm person. So to hear, that she might be missing, I really doubt she would run away," Navarro added.

Navarro says she has a very difficult time believing that the first-time mother would leave her 10-month-old daughter.

After being at the Manassas Park Police Department for hours, we found Bhatt's husband, Naresh Bhatt.

"I am suffering through a lot," Bhatt told WUSA9.

Bhatt did not want to go into detail about the case but told WUSA9 that he was calling on the community to help him bring his wife home.



In a statement, Manassas Park Police wrote:

"This case is active and ongoing. What we can share at this time is the following: the investigators have conducted several follow-ups with neighbors, friends, co-workers and the husband. The investigators are also utilizing several investigative tools to help in an attempt to locate Mamta Kafle."
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Naresh Bhatt returns to the stand on Day 18 of murder trial

Day 18 in Naresh Bhatt's murder trial is underway in Prince William County on Monday morning.

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Defense rests on Day 18 of Naresh Bhatt murder trial, prosecutors plan to rest Tuesday
Naresh Bhatt's defense rested its case on the 18th day of his murder trial in Prince William County. Prosecutors plan to rest their rebuttal case Tuesday, according to Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Sweet.

It comes after Bhatt took the stand in his own defense last week, making a series of startling admissions in the trial over his wife Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s disappearance.

 

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Prosecutors push back on Bhatt’s claims about wife’s death in Virginia murder trial – WTOP News

On Monday, Naresh Bhatt took the stand for a third day in his murder trial as his defense team worked to convince jurors that he is telling the truth when he says he did not kill his wife in the couple's Manassas Park, Virginia, home.

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Prosecutors push back on Bhatt’s claims about wife’s death in Virginia murder trial​

On Monday, Naresh Bhatt took the stand for a third day in his murder trial as his defense team worked to convince jurors that he is telling the truth when he says he did not kill his wife in the family’s Manassas Park, Virginia, home.

The testimony came after last week’s stunning admission by Bhatt that he dismembered and disposed of his wife’s remains after saying he found her dead by suicide in July 2024.

Looking to address concerns raised during the sometimes tense cross-examination of Bhatt by prosecutors, defense attorney Tracey Lenox asked Bhatt about what he says he experienced when he found Mamta Kafle Bhatt dead.

“My whole body was kind of shaking, uncontrolled, like extreme pain or trauma, and then I was unable to think,” he testified in Prince William County Circuit Court.

Lenox also questioned Bhatt about prosecutors’ claims that photos showing bruises on Mamta and statements she made to others indicated she was being abused. When asked again whether he had physically abused his wife, Bhatt answered, “No.”

He was also asked more about his relationship with his wife and occasions when he threatened divorce. Bhatt said he made the comments to make his wife jealous and that he was not looking for or having another relationship.

The defense also called psychologist Barry Rosenfeld, who testified that, after evaluating Bhatt, he believes Bhatt suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, stemming from childhood experiences, including an instance when Bhatt says he was abducted by Maoists in Nepal.

“It’s certainly a plausible way of behaving, not the cutting of a body. I mean, of panicking and not knowing what to do,” Rosenfeld testified.

During cross-examination, prosecutor Matthew Sweet challenged whether Bhatt was still experiencing that panic when he dismembered and disposed of his wife’s remains.

“While the defendant is articulating to you that he’s carving up Mamta, stuffing her into a trash can, he’s no longer in that dissociative state, from your assessment?” Sweet asked.

“No, I don’t think he was,” Rosenfeld replied.

 

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Naresh Bhatt found guilty on all counts in Mamta's Kafle's murder

Prosecutors are towards the end of the presentation and preparing to rest their case on Day 19 of the Naresh Bhatt murder trial.As court begin on Tuesday, bot

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Naresh Bhatt found guilty on all counts in Mamta's Kafle's murder
Naresh Bhatt has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, after her disappearance roughly two years ago.

The jury reached the verdict at around 5 p.m., roughly five hours after beginning deliberations. Bhatt was denied bond until the sentencing.

Bhatt was found guilty of first-degree murder, concealing and tampering with a dead body, and physically defiling a dead body.

Sentencing is set for March 2027.

"Today, a jury found Naresh Bhatt guilty of First-Degree Murder, concealing a Dead Body, and defiling a Dead Body. This verdict represents an important measure of justice for Mamta Kafle Bhatt, whose life was tragically taken and whose family has endured more than two years of unimaginable pain and uncertainty," Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth said in a statement following the verdict.

 

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Naresh Bhatt found guilty on all counts in Mamta's Kafle's murder

Prosecutors are towards the end of the presentation and preparing to rest their case on Day 19 of the Naresh Bhatt murder trial.As court begin on Tuesday, bot

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Naresh Bhatt found guilty on all counts in Mamta's Kafle's murder
Naresh Bhatt has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, after her disappearance roughly two years ago.

The jury reached the verdict at around 5 p.m., roughly five hours after beginning deliberations. Bhatt was denied bond until the sentencing.

Bhatt was found guilty of first-degree murder, concealing and tampering with a dead body, and physically defiling a dead body.

Sentencing is set for March 2027.

"Today, a jury found Naresh Bhatt guilty of First-Degree Murder, concealing a Dead Body, and defiling a Dead Body. This verdict represents an important measure of justice for Mamta Kafle Bhatt, whose life was tragically taken and whose family has endured more than two years of unimaginable pain and uncertainty," Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth said in a statement following the verdict.

But, his story was so believable!

 

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