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Naresh Bhatt found guilty of first-degree murder after admitting to dismembering wife Mamta Kafle; could get 20 years to life

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 11 Nov, 10:28 IST, latest 11 Nov, 18:16 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 11 Nov, 10:28 IST; the latest is from The Times of India at 11 Nov, 18:16 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by4 news organisations
First report11 Nov, 10:28 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 18:16 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

Naresh Bhatt had claimed his wife Mamta Kafle died by suicide but admitted on stand that he'd dismembered her.
The Virginia jury also convicted Bhatt of concealing and defiling his wife’s body, which has never been found. He had claimed she died by suicide before he dismembered and disposed of her remains.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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