Virginia husband Naresh Bhatt to stay behind bars as police search for missing wife and mom

By Jared Feldschreiber
Mamta Bhatt - Missing - VA
Mamta Bhatt, mother of one, pictured with her daughter. GoFundMe

A judge has ordered Virginia husband Naresh Bhatt to remain in custody without bond, citing him as a flight risk and a danger to the community, as police continue their search for his missing wife and mother of their daughter.

According to court documents from her husband's arraignment on Friday morning, police discovered signs that a body had been dragged and found large amounts of blood at Mamta Kafle Bhatt's home, as reported by WUSA9.

Manassas Parl Police officer C. Ventura stated, according to the documents, that investigators discovered a significant amount of digital and forensic evidence which ultimately led them to believe that Bhatt, 37, killed Mamta Bhatt and subsequently tried to conceal the crime.

Naresh Bhatt was led out of his home in handcuffs Thursday following the execution of a search warrant at the couple's home on Wednesday, three weeks into the woman's disappearance, according to WJLA.

Mamta Bhatt, 28, has had no contact with family and friends since she vanished from Manassas Park, VA, in late July.

Officers responded to the home of Mamta Bhatt and her husband on August 2 after receiving a request for a welfare check from her employer.

Mamta, a pediatric nurse and mother of one, was reported missing by Naresh on August 5 and reportedly said he had not seen his wife since July 31.

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