Overview
- Officials lifted the offer from $250,000 to up to $1 million, which the FBI says is now the standard reward for fugitives on its Ten Most Wanted list.
- Investigators say Patel killed his 21-year-old wife, Palak Patel, during their night shift at a Hanover, Maryland Dunkin' on April 12, 2015, after a dispute over her wish to return to India.
- Surveillance and interviews trace his movements from the shop to the couple’s apartment, then by taxi to a Newark airport hotel, with his last confirmed sighting at Newark Penn Station.
- Authorities report following well over 300 tips without a capture and warn he should be considered armed and extremely dangerous; tips can be submitted to 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov.
- Warrants include first- and second-degree murder and a federal unlawful-flight charge, and investigators note possible ties in New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Canada, or India.