MANASSAS, Va. (Diya TV) — A Virginia jury found Naresh Bhatt guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder, concealing a dead body and defiling a dead body in the disappearance and death of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt. The verdict followed a nearly six-week trial that examined forensic evidence, surveillance footage, digital records and Bhatt’s own testimony.
Bhatt admitted in court that he used a power saw and knives to dismember his wife and dispose of her remains. He denied killing her, however, and testified that she died by suicide. Investigators have never found her body, so they could not determine a medical cause of death.
Bhatt, 39, faces 20 years to life in prison for first-degree murder, plus up to five years for each of the other convictions. The court scheduled his sentencing for March 12, 2027, and revoked his bond after the verdict…