MANASSAS PARK, Va. — A judge has ruled Naresh Bhatt be held without bond during a hearing in court Monday morning. A judge said Bhatt was considered a flight risk following his arrest for allegedly disposing a body last week. The judge also said he posed a danger to the community.
Naresh Bhatt is accused of killing his wife of more than three years, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, but the Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office has not presented evidence to charge the 37-year-old with murder.
Police found evidence inside their Manassas Park home that a body had been dragged out of the residence. Using Bluestar technology investigators say they also found large amounts of blood concentrated in the couple’s primary bedroom and corresponding bathroom. Prosecutors said Monday that a presumptive test of the evidence determined it was blood inside the home.
The public defender representing Naresh Bhatt argued that the amount of blood found in the home was misrepresented by …