VA VA - Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, mom & pediatric nurse, 'involuntary missing,' husband reported her missing Aug 5, Manassas Park, 31 July 2024 *Arrest*

[iamshadow21]

Coupled with the purchase of the knives, I’ve got to believe he dragged her in there to dismember her.

I love the defense strategy here. Ignoring the blood that showed up under Blue Star, and pointing to only the visible blood droplets.

Judge wasn’t fooled…

Yep, 100%. The moment they said that there were drag marks into the bathroom, blood in the bath, and multiple knives unaccounted for, it was only going to go one way. He cut her up.

I just hope he threw her in the water rather than in random dumpsters across town. The water, she will probably surface. If she went in the garbage, they won't find her. She will have been in landfill for a month.

MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

Coupled with the purchase of the knives, I’ve got to believe he dragged her in there to dismember her.

I love the defense strategy here. Ignoring the blood that showed up under Blue Star, and pointing to only the visible blood droplets.

Judge wasn’t fooled…

I hate his attorney already. This made me furious.

Naresh Bhatt held without bond in missing Manassas Park mom case

A judge said Naresh Bhatt poses a danger to the community, and is a flight risk.

www.wusa9.com

The public defender representing Naresh Bhatt argued that the amount of blood found in the home was misrepresented by the prosecutors telling the judge, "that's maybe a nosebleed judge."

 

[Maat99]

On Aug. 1, Mamta’s phone pinged in Loudoun County near a body of water while Naresh’s phone was turned off or on airplane mode for two hours.

Cell phone being turned off for a time period that exactly coincides with murder shenanigans has to be on the stupid criminal bingo card.

 

[MassGuy]

Yep, 100%. The moment they said that there were drag marks into the bathroom, blood in the bath, and multiple knives unaccounted for, it was only going to go one way. He cut her up.

I just hope he threw her in the water rather than in random dumpsters across town. The water, she will probably surface. If she went in the garbage, they won't find her. She will have been in landfill for a month.

MOO

Yeah, I'm just really worried about the landfill possibility, and multiple dumpsters would make finding her next to impossible. Landfill searches are hard enough when you're looking for an intact body, and you know the specific dumpster it was put in. Hopefully he made another huge mistake, but it won't be necessary in terms of justice here. The evidence is overwhelming, and a no-body homicide isn't all that hard considering the physical evidence, and the rest of it.

 

[iamshadow21]

Yeah, I'm just really worried about the landfill possibility, and multiple dumpsters would make finding her next to impossible. Landfill searches are hard enough when you're looking for an intact body, and you know the specific dumpster it was put in. Hopefully he made another huge mistake, but it won't be necessary in terms of justice here. The evidence is overwhelming, and a no-body homicide isn't all that hard considering the physical evidence, and the rest of it.

Yeah, it's not like there's ambiguity about whether she left of her own accord. People who do that don't leave most of their blood volume behind, let alone their infant child and all their worldly belongings.

MOO

 

[charminglane]

Cell phone being turned off for a time period that exactly coincides with murder shenanigans has to be on the stupid criminal bingo card.

BINGO.

 

[Charlot123]

AUG 26, 2024
Husband of missing Manassas Park mom Mamta Khafle Bhatt denied bond | DC NEWS NOW

• One of the crime scene investigators said they had been doing this job since 2011 and had “never seen this much blood” at a scene.
• Prosecutors said the “entire shower floor glowed” [using Bluestar] in the couple’s master bathroom.
• Fibers on the bedroom carpet appeared manipulated like someone had scrubbed it clean.
• Investigators found a nearly-empty bottle of carpet cleaner purchased by Naresh back on July 31 nearby.
• When they pulled up the carpet, there was evidence that blood had seeped under it, as if someone had been dragged into the bathroom.
• Tucked away in a closet, blinds were found that appeared to be missing from a bathroom window. The blinds had small splatters that tested positive for blood.
• “That amount of blood indicates to law enforcement, injuries that are not survivable,” prosecutors said.
• On Aug. 1, Mamta’s phone pinged in Loudoun County near a body of water while Naresh’s phone was turned off or on airplane mode for two hours.
• The body of water was also near the cafe Naresh told police he had visited.

“Mamta was a victim of domestic abuse, it is in the record. We have been trying to respect her privacy, and all of us have seen and heard and gotten texts of things that we did not want to share to respect her privacy,” said Wirth. “We know that going forward, we aren’t afraid to speak up and call him what he is [Naresh Bhatt]. He is an abuser.”
- Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s former co-worker, Holly Wirth

On Naresh's FB there is a photo of him fishing with his realtor at the Great Falls. Naresh said he did not like to eat fish but was a fisherman. Great Falls are near the Potomac River and outside Loudoun County. The Potomac River is the border of Loudoun County, though.

If I were LE, I'd ask the people who fished with Naresh exactly where he did it. I have the feeling that he is the creature of a habit. Another option- he likes photos of himself sitting at the top of local mountains near the cleft. That would also be a convenient place, although body of water would be my first thought.

 

[acutename]

Chhaupadi - Wikipedia more on the practice mentioned in the article above. Wonder what neighbors or the tenants witnessed or heard?

possibly explains why she was sleeping on the floor at times and why she went away- as a trained nurse she must have thought this was archaic and barbaric IMO

 

[Charlot123]

Judge finds cause to keep husband of missing Manassas Park woman in custody

Officials have accused Naresh of murdering Mamta and concealing her body, but so far he is only charged with concealment.

wjla.com

Prosecutors said Naresh made Google searches in April on his federal work laptop, including searching how long it takes to get married after your spouse dies.

I’ll never understand the thought process or actions by some.

And anyhow, in Naresh's case the answer would be obvious, "as soon as your mommy allows you to."

 

[PommyMommy]

Has anyone seen the name of the cafe that Naresh visited...where Mamta's phone last pinged...which was also near a body of water? All I've seen reported is that it's in Loudon County. TIA MOO

 

[Seattle1]

Has anyone seen the name of the cafe that Naresh visited...where Mamta's phone last pinged...which was also near a body of water? All I've seen reported is that it's in Loudon County. TIA MOO

I don't know about being near a body of water but here's 10 Indian restaurants in Loudoun County...

https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=indpak&find_loc=Loudoun+County%2C+VA

On Aug. 1, her phone completely died and last pinged from a Loudoun County cell phone tower near a cafe Naresh told police he visited.

https://www.wric.com/news/court-documents-mamta-kafle-bhatts-husband-accused-of-murdering-her-dragging-her-from-home/#:~:text=On%20Aug.%201%2C%20her%20phone,where%20he%20bought%20three%20knives.

 

[Charlot123]

Months before his wife’s disappearance, a Manassas Park man with a government contracting job used his work computer to google “How long does it take to get married after spouse dies,” a prosecutor said in court

Ben-Avraham said Naresh Bhatt had no intention of running, even though he had recently sold his Tesla and spoken to two potential buyers of the home he shared with Mamta Bhatt and their 1-year-old daughter, who was placed in the care of county social services workers after his arrest. The sales were to provide money for his family, Ben-Avraham said.

“He only has U.S. citizenship,” the defense attorney said. “This is not something he’s going to be able to run from.”

Sami also provided additional details illuminating the allegedly troubled relationship between Mamta and Naresh Bhatt, a U.S. Army veteran. In February, police were called to the couple’s home for an allegation of disorderly conduct, Sami told the court. Officers spoke with Mamta Bhatt, who said her husband would not give her official documents and destroyed her phone.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/26/naresh-bhatt-mamta-bhatt-searched-marriage-after-spouse-death/

Surprisingly, it is rather strict in Nepal and indeed you have to forfeit your Nepalese citizenship on obtaining the US one.

Trading citizenships: Why I decided to become an American

World Relief Memphis' operations manager discusses why he decided to give up his Nepali citizenship to become an American.

worldrelief.org

However, as everywhere, there are potential loopholes. The push to forfeit prior Nepalese citizenship is not from the US side. It comes from the Nepalese one. The question about another citizenship might arise, realistically, when you visit Nepalese embassy to extend/exchange your passport. If Naresh had a new Nepalese passport issued shortly before becoming a naturalized US citizen, he could have kept it. I checked, it is valid for 10 years.

And then comes the question of visas. But there are major travel hubs such as the Emirates or Turkey where holders of US passport can either can get a 90-days visa at the airport (Dubai) or need no visa at all (Turkey). In short, technically, he can leave the US on a US passport to go there, or anywhere else. Then he flies either home on Nepalese passport or, to another country close to Nepal where visa is not needed and just drive through the border. He can even fly in to Nepal on US passport and buy Nepalese visa at the airport, get into the country on US passport and use Nepalese one inside. In short, as long as he is not violating US laws, i think Nepalese ones can be bypassed

However, now in Nepal, in Mamta's state, at least, people are pretty angry with the situation, so I think that now he, indeed, should better stay in the US.
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[airportwoman]

IMO, this is a patriarchal structure whereas the wife becomes a part of the husband's family, so it would fall on the mother-in-law to take on these responsibilities. The husband's family assumes the primary role in the couple's life. Additionally, it would fall on the MIL to properly care for and support the DIL during postpartum. This is part of their duty and expectation. Now, what happened here; I couldn't speak to why obviously the MIL and DIL didn't get along. Can someone please help me find an article somewhere that read that Naresh didn't approve of Mamta's Tiktoks? Maybe I'm dreaming but I thought I'd read it somewhere.

Didn't someone else here say that he had a wife picked for him in Nepal, and he married her instead?

 

[Charlot123]

IMO, this is a patriarchal structure whereas the wife becomes a part of the husband's family, so it would fall on the mother-in-law to take on these responsibilities. The husband's family assumes the primary role in the couple's life. Additionally, it would fall on the MIL to properly care for and support the DIL during postpartum. This is part of their duty and expectation. Now, what happened here; I couldn't speak to why obviously the MIL and DIL didn't get along. Can someone please help me find an article somewhere that read that Naresh didn't approve of Mamta's Tiktoks? Maybe I'm dreaming but I thought I'd read it somewhere.

Mamta shared some reels with her MIL, they were more traditional, with lip-synching and singing, but still.

There are two parts here,

1) whether Naresh is the older brother - then by tradition, it falls on him to take care of the parents when they get old
2) as I have said, the "in-laws jokes" exist in every culture. In my own, it is mostly about SIL and his MIL. But realistically, the relationships between a DIL and MIL are more pregnant with problems, and again, it transcends all cultures.

No matter how difficult the relationship between a daughter and her mother might be, her children are your grandchildren; it is your daughter who is having birth pains, and the moment the grandchildren emerge, they are yours.

Not so with your sons. You raise these golden boys, you invest into them, they are "momma's boys", and then one day, they leave and go to another woman. And, they take care of her, and they tell you, "and my wife says that...", and what it begets is pure jealousy. It takes wisdom to tell yourself, "my son is happy with this woman. For him, for his happiness." It is a very old story and the only difference is that yes, in some cultures, the MIL holds more power.

I wonder there were more than obvious cultural issues. I was looking at Mamta's reels with Naresh and thinking that initially, at least, he did smile at her. He looked happy. I think that when his parents came for the first time, his mom noticed it. And all started from there. I don't know whether chhaupadi was merely a religious belief of the MIL, or whether she achieved more, separated the spouses physically, as Mamta ended up sleeping in the kitchen, or away with her friends. I wonder if menstrual issues were just a pretext. I wonder if she hated her DIL and if indeed, it is very unsafe to let her even be in the same country with her granddaughter.

 

[musicaljoke]

On Naresh's FB there is a photo of him fishing with his realtor at the Great Falls. Naresh said he did not like to eat fish but was a fisherman. Great Falls are near the Potomac River and outside Loudoun County. The Potomac River is the border of Loudoun County, though.

If I were LE, I'd ask the people who fished with Naresh exactly where he did it. I have the feeling that he is the creature of a habit. Another option- he likes photos of himself sitting at the top of local mountains near the cleft. That would also be a convenient place, although body of water would be my first thought.

Would he need a boat to do that, and if so, do we know if he has access to a boat? I can't imagine him putting her body into water where she could easily be found. However, obviously he's not a genius.

 

[OddOneOut]

There was a post on here with a timeline showing Mamta was last heard from on Tuesday, July 30th.
Another post said she called her mother every morning and every night but on Wednesday, July 31st, she didn't call her mother. From this, I suspect she was killed July 30th sometime after she talked to her mother. The next day, Wednesday, was trash pickup day. Neighbors wouldn't have paid much attention to Naresh putting things in the trash cans on the night before normal trash pickup.

In my opinion, there is a good chance she was dismembered in the bathtub or shower, put in the trash and gone before she was reported missing. I hope forensics tested the trash cans.

 

[mlhenn]

Has anyone seen the name of the cafe that Naresh visited...where Mamta's phone last pinged...which was also near a body of water? All I've seen reported is that it's in Loudon County. TIA MOO

I don't know about being near a body of water but here's 10 Indian restaurants in Loudoun County...

https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=indpak&find_loc=Loudoun+County%2C+VA

On Aug. 1, her phone completely died and last pinged from a Loudoun County cell phone tower near a cafe Naresh told police he visited.

https://www.wric.com/news/court-documents-mamta-kafle-bhatts-husband-accused-of-murdering-her-dragging-her-from-home/#:~:text=On%20Aug.%201%2C%20her%20phone,where%20he%20bought%20three%20knives.

Missing Manassas Park woman’s disappearance, presumed death: a timeline

A TIMELINE OF MANASSAS PARK WOMAN'S DISAPPEARANCE: Here’s what’s known about what happened shortly before and after Mamta Kafle Bhatt went missing on July 27.

www.princewilliamtimes.com

This is the most I’ve read concerning the cafe.

Thursday, Aug. 1

• Mamta Kafle Bhatt does not show up for work at the hospital and does not call. Her supervisor asks police to conduct a welfare check at her Manassas Park home.
• Data from Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s cellphone shows it to be in an area of Loudoun County near a body of water at the same time Naresh Bhatt’s phone was not connected to the network for a period of two hours. Naresh Bhatt showed police a receipt from a cafe in Loudoun County he said he visited that day.

 

[Rita7]

The comments from the parents make it sound like she chose the man she married - so she probably came here for him and not for the opportunities that were available here.

With all due respect, in my comment there is nothing even close to this: she came here "...for the opportunities that are available here." I am sure the authorities will do everything necessary to make a decision in the best interests of the Mamta's daughter.

 

[MollyHarps]

Just caught up on this entire thread - Firstly, RIP Mamta.

Women in countries alone are so vulnerable when trying to flee a domestic violence situation as they have no family to turn to for support (I know Mamta had many wonderful work friends but you don’t want to be a ‘burden’ on them for long as they have their own lives)

I’d like to know if Mamtas family knew her husbands family prior to setting up the arranged marriage - from my experience in this field most of the time the families know each other prior to setting this up.

I usually agree that the best place for a child is with their biological family - however, I’d have a slight fear over this in this case as due to the families culture you could essentially be setting up the young daughter for an arranged marriage in the future.

Cases like this just shock me - I often wonder how he thought he’d get away with this - it was obvious from page 1 of this thread that he had involvement.

I’d also like to know if the mother in laws movements have been accounted for in all this - was she still staying with them? From articles further up thread it sounds like she was horrible to Mamta so I’d like her movements on these days to be accounted for so we can discount her as being anyway involved - MOO.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police removed the bathtub and found blood underneath it and also found blood stuck in the caulking around the bathtub that was visible with the naked eye, Sami said.

Police also had surveillance footage of Bhatt buying a pack of three knives at a Walmart in Chantilly on July 30 and cleaning supplies, including Lysol and Febreeze, at a Walmart in Loudoun County on July 31. Police have yet to locate two of the knives, according to evidence presented in court by the prosecutor.

"I guarantee you there's going to be a lot of nurses and community members sitting in that courtroom, because he needs to know that we are here for Mamta," Wirth said

BREAKING: 'Substantial evidence' of blood in Manassas Park home led to husband's arrest

Naresh Bhatt was arrested Thursday after police found "a substantial amount of digital and forensic evidence" of a dead body and blood inside the Manassas Park home he shared with his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, according to court documents released Friday.

www.princewilliamtimes.com