New forensic evidence found in the case of Mamta Kavli Bhatt, who disappeared in 2024 in Virginia.
A nurse and mother, Mamta Kavli Bhatt from Virginia, vanished into thin air in 2024, and while her husband, Naresh Bhatt, was accused of killing her and then hiding her body, the body was never found.
Two years on, the investigation has now taken a new turn as investigators found new forensic evidence. According to a newly filed court document, investigators examined: three human hairs, 13 human hair fragments, visible fibers, and obvious debris. These were recovered from the saw.Investigators visually examined the evidence and used stereomicroscopy before conducting additional forensic analysis.
Court records state the three human hairs “may be suitable for nuclear DNA testing” and were referred to the Forensic Biology Division for further testing. The 13 hair fragments were deemed unsuitable for nuclear DNA testing.
Who was Mamta Kafli Bhatt? ? What happened to her?
Kavli Bhatt, who is of Nepalese descent, came to the United States in 2021. She was last seen on July 27, 2024, at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas. There she worked as a registered nurse in the medical surgical unit.
She spoke to a friend on July 28 and posted a video on TikTok with her infant daughter.She worked at the center twice a week and was expected to work on August 1 and 2. Her colleagues reported it to the police when she did not show up for work. The police visited the house and spoke to her husband, Naresh Bhatt, who told the police that he did not want to report his wife missing at that time. Three days later, he reported her missing, saying he last saw his wife at the dinner table on July 31.Naresh Bhatt was a former Fairfax County Police recruiter and a former robotic logistician in the U.S. Army Reserve.Naresh appeared in several interviews at the time, urging his wife to return to him and the child. He also said that Mamta had disappeared three times before but never for a long time.A few days later, the police arrested Naresh and the baby was reunited with his maternal grandparents, who are from Nepal. Bhatt was indicted in December 2024 on charges of first-degree murder and desecration of a corpse.
