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The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel of Maryland, who is accused of allegedly beating his wife to death inside a fast food chain where they both worked. Twenty-one-year-old Palak Patel was found dead inside a Dunkin Donuts in Hanover, Maryland, April 12. Further investigation revealed that Palak Patel’s husband hit her in the face with a kitchen knife and then fled.
Police said evidence collected at the scene linked the crime to Bhadreshkumar Patel, and that the crime was not random. Police told WBTAL TV that they were interviewing several witnesses and they believe that the homicide was domestic-related.
Bhadreshkumar Patel, 24, faces a federal charge of fleeing to avoid prosecution, as well as first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, as well as dangerous weapon with intent to injure, an announcement on the FBI website says.
Investigators believe Bhadreshkumar Patel fled to New Jersey to escape state charges, but they believe he is still in the United States. A taxi driver told investigators that he picked up Patel on April 12 across from the Dunkin’ Donuts and drove him to a Best Western in Newark, New Jersey, approximately 185 miles away, WBTAL TV reported. Patel, who was born in India, was in the United States legally, but his visa expired in March 2015.
However, there is no evidence that Bhadreshkumar Patel boarded a plane; the FBI has put a hold on his passport, preventing him from crossing the border. The FBI plans to put up billboards to help locate Patel, who is described as weighing approximately 165lb and 5ft 9in tall with brown eyes and hair. He is considered to be dangerous.
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