The last time Mamta Kafle spoke to anyone outside of her home was the evening July 29, 2024, when she had a video call with her mother in Nepal. When her mom called Mamta back the next morning at around 11 am, her call went unanswered. According to prosecutors in Prince William County, Virginia, that is because Mamta was dead. <br /><br />Mamta’s husband, Naresh Bhatt, claimed she had taken off, leaving both him and their 11-month-old daughter behind. After weeks of public outcry, and multiple search warrants, Naresh Bhatt was arrested on August 22, 2024 on the charge of concealing a dead body.<br /><br />Over the next several months, there were hearings in which the prosecution detailed a horrific case against Bhatt: one that involved him killing his 28-year-old wife in their Manassas Park home and disposing of her body. Then, on December 2, new evidence led prosecutors to charge Bhatt with two more crimes: Defiling a Dead Body and First Degree Murder. Now Naresh awaits trial, while the community wonders if he’ll ever reveal where Mamta is.<br /><br /><b>If you have any information regarding Mamta Kafle's disappearance, you are asked to contact the Manassas Park Police Department at 703-361-1136. This phone number is monitored 24 hours a day. If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact the Manassas/Manassas Park Crime Solvers at 703-330-0330.</b><br /><br />Buy the ebook! - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home</a><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Submit a case</a><br /><a href="https://linktr.ee/attwgpod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Find us everywhere</a><br /><a href="https://patreon.com/attwgpod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon</a><br /><a href="https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Merch store</a><br /><a href="https://andthentheyweregone.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">For a full list of our sources, please visit our blog</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/and-then-they-were-gone--5360779/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/and-then-they-were-gone--5360779/support</a>.
