Naresh Bhatt testified on the 16th day of his murder trial, saying he and his wife never had physical confrontations but sometimes argued. He faces charges of first-degree murder, concealing a dead body and defiling a dead body. Mamta Kafle Bhatt's body has not been found.

Naresh Bhatt took the stand on the 16th day of his murder trial and testified in English, with an interpreter translating questions. He testified that he and his wife never had physical confrontations, and said the couple sometimes had arguments.

Bhatt faces charges of first-degree murder, concealing a dead body and defiling a dead body in connection with his wife's disappearance. Mamta Kafle Bhatt's body has not been found, and he has been in custody since his arrest in August 2024.