Man arrested in Reston murder case

Hank Silverberg, wtop.com

WASHINGTON – An arrest has been made in a Fairfax County murder case.

40-year-old Bharat Patel died after he got into an argument with a family friend in a local donut shop last Saturday at around 1 a.m. in the Hunter Woods Plaza.

His body was found on Winterthur Lane in Reston a short time after the fight.

Abir Ali, 20, of Prince George’s County was arrested in that case. He and Patel worked together.

He is being held in the Prince George’s County jail.

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