Naresh Bhatt Case: Latest News, Timeline and Updates
Where the case stands
Naresh Bhatt was convicted of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, after telling a Virginia jury — in his own words — how he cut up her body with a saw and threw the pieces away. Her remains have never been found.
What happens next: Naresh Bhatt is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on March 12, 2027, following his conviction on all three counts — first-degree murder, concealing a dead body, and defiling a dead body. Mamta Kafle Bhatt's remains have never been recovered.
People in this case
- Naresh Bhatt — Husband, accused
- Bhatt's wife — victim
- Mamta Kafle Bhatt — 28-year-old wife, body never recovered, victim
- Mamta Kafle — victim
- Sarah Sami — Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, official
- Tracey Lennox — Defense attorney for Naresh Bhatt
Timeline
- Naresh Bhatt's Chilling Trial Testimony Reveals How He Cut Up Wife's Body
Naresh Bhatt was convicted of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, after telling a Virginia jury — in his own words — how he cut up her body with a saw and threw the pieces away. Her remains have never been found.
- Jury Didn't Buy It: Juror Says Naresh Bhatt Told 'so Many Lies' Before His Conviction
The Facebook hook quoted a juror calling out Bhatt's lies — that specific interview isn't in the court coverage reviewed for this story. What is on the record: Bhatt told police for two years his wife had vanished, then admitted at trial he dismembered her, and jurors took four hours to convict him of murder.
- Naresh Bhatt Found Guilty Of Killing Wife, Admits He Cut Up Her Body
A Prince William County jury convicted Naresh Bhatt of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, nurse Mamta Kafle Bhatt, after he admitted on the witness stand that he dismembered her body and threw it away. Her remains have never been found.
- Prosecutor Blasts Naresh Bhatt's 'made Up Crazy Story' About Wife's Disappearance
A Virginia nurse vanished three weeks before her daughter's first birthday. Her husband spent two years lying about it — until he took the stand and admitted he cut up her body, denying only that he killed her.
- No Body, No Proof: Jury Could Decide Naresh Bhatt's Fate In Wife's Disappearance Tuesday
Naresh Bhatt testified his wife died by suicide and that he dismembered and disposed of her body — but no remains have ever surfaced. After 19 days of trial, a Manassas jury weighed his word against two years of evidence and delivered its answer.
- Naresh Bhatt Admits Cutting Up Wife's Body To Fit It In A Trash Can
Naresh Bhatt testified he sawed his wife's body apart to make it fit inside the household trash can, then swore under oath he never killed her. A Prince William County jury didn't buy it, convicting him Thursday of first-degree murder along with two other charges.