Disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt
Manassas Park, Prince William County · Virginia · United States · 2024 · 1 court matter
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Current status
Trial under way
Last court action: 2 Nov 2026 →Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, of Manassas Park, Virginia, was last accounted for in late July 2024. Accounts of when she was last seen conflict: she was last seen leaving work on 27 July, a friend last heard from her on 28 July, and her husband said he last saw her on 31 July. Her body has not been found. Her husband, Naresh Datt Bhatt, was arrested on 22 August 2024 on a charge of concealing a dead body, and on 2 December 2024 he was indicted for murder and physically defiling a dead body. His jury trial began in Prince William County Circuit Court before Judge Kimberly A. Irving on 5 October 2026 with jury selection. The jury was seated and opening statements were given on 7 October 2026, and the prosecution rested its case on 2 November 2026.
Full timeline
- 1.Last seen · Prince William Medical Center27 Jul 2024
- 2.Victim's home · Heather Court21 Aug 2024
Jul 27 · Disappearance, investigation event
Last seen leaving work (accounts of later contact conflict: friend 28 Jul, husband says 31 Jul)
Aug 22 · Arrest, court event
Naresh Datt Bhatt arrested on charge of concealing a dead body
Dec 2 · Charges filed, court event
Indicted for murder and defiling a dead body
Oct 5 · Trial start, court event
Trial begins with jury selection
Oct 7 · Jury seated and opening statements given in Naresh Bhatt trial, court event
Nov 2 · Prosecution rests its case, investigation event
After four weeks of testimony, the prosecution rested its case. The defence is due to begin its case on 4 Nov.
Nov 2 · Court ruling, court event
Judge lets all three charges stand after defence bid to dismiss
Court record
One court matter: 2024 charges' trial is under way.
Trial · 20261 docket
Trial under waySince 5 Oct 2026
Commonwealth v. Naresh Datt Bhatt
Outside the record
Coverage
15 entries · podcast, article
PODCAST4 episodes on this case
And Then They Were Gone
Re-Release - Update: Mamta Kafle
30 Oct 2026
0 of 4 listenedARTICLE FOX 5 DC 2026
Reports testimony from Mamta's mother and a friend on 8 Oct.
ARTICLE Manassas Journal 2026
Reports testimony from Mamta's mother, a colleague and police witnesses on 8 Oct.
ARTICLE WJLA (7News) 2026
Reports testimony from Mamta's mother and other witnesses at trial on 8 Oct.
ARTICLE WTOP / InsideNoVa 2026
Reports witness testimony on the couple's relationship given at trial on 8 Oct.
ARTICLE Courthouse News 2026
Day-one report on the opening of jury selection, Bhatt's not-guilty plea, the DNA and water-usage expert evidence expected at trial, and its expected six-to-seven-week length.More
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