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November 10, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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A jury found Virginia man Naresh Bhatt guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday, rejecting his claim on the stand that his wife died by suicide. In shocking testimony last week, Bhatt said he found her unconscious and when he couldn’t revive her, he panicked and dismembered and disposed of her body. He denied killing his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, whose body has never been found.

Bhatt emotionless as jury reads guilty verdict for wife’s murder | CNN

A jury found Virginia man Naresh Bhatt guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday, rejecting his claim on the stand that his wife died by suicide. In shocking testimony last week, Bhatt said he found her unconscious and when he couldn’t revive her, he panicked and dismembered and disposed of her body. He denied killing his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, whose body has never been found.

A jury found Virginia man Naresh Bhatt guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday, rejecting his claim on the stand that his wife died by suicide. In shocking testimony last week, Bhatt said he found her unconscious and when he couldn’t revive her, he panicked and dismembered and disposed of her body. He denied killing his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, whose body has never been found.

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