Who is Bhadreshkumar Patel? FBI announces reward of $250,000 for information leading to arrest of Indian fugitive

Patel, a 32-year-old Gujarati native, is wanted in Maryland for the April 2015 murder of his wife. His name has now been added to the FBI's list of the ten most wanted fugitives. The federal agency on Friday announced a reward of up to $250,000 for any information leading to the capture of Bhadreshkumar Patel.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the federal agency wrote: “The FBI offers a reward of up to $250,000 for info leading to the arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, wanted for allegedly killing his wife while they were working at a donut shop in Hanover, Maryland, on April 12, 2015."

In 2015, Bhadreshkumar Patel killed his spouse Palak while they were employed at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover, Maryland. He allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times with a kitchen knife in the shop’s backroom, inflicting several wounds.