Husband Accused Of Concealing Missing Wife's Body After Publicly Begging For Her Return
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Mamta Bhatt’s body has yet to be found, but authorities said the 28-year-old nurse, who was last seen on July 27, is now presumed dead.
The husband of a 28-year-old Virginia woman who has been missing for over three weeks was arrested at the couple’s home on Thursday and accused of hiding her body.
Naresh Bhatt was charged with prohibition against concealment of a body in connection to the disappearance of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, who was reported missing on Aug. 5, Manassas Park officials announced.
The missing woman was last seen at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, where she worked as a nurse, on July 27, and last spoke to a friend the following day, police said. Her husband claimed he last saw her on July 31.
Manassas Park Police Chief Mario Lugo confirmed Thursday to ABC affiliate WJLA that Mamta Bhatt is now presumed dead.
Prosecutors speaking at her husband’s arraignment on Friday alleged that Naresh Bhatt was seen at Walmart buying a pack of three knives on July 30 and returned the following day to buy cleaning supplies, WJLA reported.