Indian-origin Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel in FBI '10 Most Wanted' list carries $100k reward

"An Indian man named Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel (born May 15, 1990) is on the run after allegedly killing his wife Palak on April 12, 2015, at a Dunkin' Donuts location in Hanover, Maryland. On April 18, 2017, he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Patel was listed as the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives as the 514th fugitive.

Near his hotel in Newark, New Jersey, he was last observed at Newark Penn Station. Patel was born on May 15, 1990, in the Indian state of Gujarat. He married Palak in 2015, and the two of them were taking vacations to see family in the US. At the time, Palak was 21 and Patel was 24. Patel and Palak were working the night shift at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover, Maryland, on the evening of April 12, 2015.

The couple was visiting a relative of Patel who owned the shop. At about 9:30 p.m., Palak and Patel could be seen walking together in the kitchen before they vanished behind some racks. After a brief return to the scene without his wife, Patel turned off an oven before leaving the shop. Later that evening, the body of Palak Patel, age 21, was discovered. She had been repeatedly stabbed with a big kitchen knife and beaten to death. Investigators think the couple argued because Patel wanted to stay in the United States while Palak wanted to go back to India.

When no employees appeared to serve the new Dunkin' Donuts customers, they became worried. Customers approached a police officer who was nearby the store and he checked out the situation. The officer searched the shop and discovered Palak's body. When police reviewed the surveillance footage, they discovered Patel, who had disappeared, was the murderer. Patel had time to flee because he wasn't named as the suspect until more than an hour after the murder. Patel left the store after killing Palak and made his way on foot to a nearby apartment.

He collected a few belongings before boarding a taxi to a hotel close to a Newark, New Jersey airport. Patel was extremely composed throughout the taxi ride, according to the driver. He checked into a hotel in Newark, and surveillance footage shows him paying cash for a room at the desk. The following morning, he left. Around 10 a.m. on April 13, 2015, Patel was last seen at Newark Penn Station in New Jersey. He rode the shuttle from the hotel to the station, but he hasn't been seen since. Authorities think Patel might be hiding with relatives or may have left the country.

Although Patel had a visa to enter the country, it had already expired when he committed the murder. There was no proof, according to a report, that he was able to legally leave the country as a result of this. When Palak's family was questioned about the murder, they discovered that she had expressed her desire to go back to India in their last conversation. This call was made just before Palak's husband killed her, and he overheard it.

For this reason, police think Patel killed his wife. Patel has ties to New Jersey, Kentucky, Georgia, India, Canada, Illinois, and Georgia. There is a reward up to $100,000 available for information leading to his location. Highlights Topics/Keywords" Patel has been on the run ever since his wife was found dead in their home and police believe he is the murderer.

Indian-origin FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list includes Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel and offers a $100,000 reward. Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel has been missing since 2015, when it was claimed that he fatally stabbed his wife Palak inside a Dunkin Donuts in Hanover, Maryland.   (“Indian-origin Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel in FBI ‘10 Most Wanted’ List Carries $100k Reward”)