Bhadresh Patel of Viramgam is wanted by the US FBI, the informant will get Rs. 74 lakhs

Washington, Ta. Monday 30 November 2020

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a 100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Indian-origin Gujarati Bhadresh Kumar Chetanbhai Patel. The amount is Rs 73,96,245. According to the US investigation agency, Bhadresh Kumar Patel was born in Kantodri village of Viramgam taluka of Gujarat.

This person is one of the most wanted list released by the investigating agency. The list was prepared by the agency in the year 2017. On Friday, the investigating agency caught people's attention by tweeting about his name and reward. The year is 2015. Bhadresh Kumar stabbed his wife Palak to death at a Dunkin Donuts coffee shop in Hanover, Maryland.

He fled after the murder. In the year 2017, it was placed in the list of Most Wanted. But he was not caught by the investigating agency. A prize of one lakh dollars has been announced for it. The agency said anyone who knew about the man, where he lived, would contact the agency or the nearest American embassy. He was 24 years old when he was involved in the case. When the wife was 21 years old. Customers were also present in the kitchen behind the coffee shop when Bhadresh stabbed him with a knife used in cooking.

The investigating agency has put him on the wanted list for the heinous crime. Both their visas expired a month before the incident. Investigating agency officials believe that Palak Patel wanted to return to India. But her husband objected.

The two worked in a coffee shop in Maryland. However, after the incident, Bhadresh Kumar absconded and the investigating agency declared him a fugitive. The couple worked night shifts. His relatives are in the United States or Canada, the agency said. Or it is suspected that India has fled from Canada.