Indian-origin man who confessed to dismembering wife in US found guilty of murder

A US jury found Indian-origin man, Naresh Bhatt, guilty of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt two years ago. He confessed to chopping up his wife's body on stand last week but alleged that she died by suicide. The jury, however, rejected his claim.Naresh Bhatt admitted in court to cutting up his wife Mamta Kafle Bhatt's body but remained firm about not killing her.New Delhi,Nov 11, 2026 08:00 ISTIndian-origin man Naresh Bhatt, who last week admitted to a US court that he used a saw to chop up his wife's body and dispose of it, has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The jury rejected his claim on stand that his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, had died by suicide, and he only dismembered her after panicking. Her body has not been found to this day.An Indian-origin man, Naresh Bhatt, who in shocking testimony told a US court last week that he chopped up his wife's body and disposed of it using a saw, has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The jury rejected his claim on stand that his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, had died by suicide, and he only dismembered her in a state of panic after he found her unconscious and failed to revive her. Her body has not been found to this day.Jurors also convicted 39-year-old Naresh Bhatt of two additional charges, including concealing and defiling his wife's body. The conviction has brought an end to the case that has been going on for more than two years.- Ends