Body camera footage shows arrest of Oklahoma pediatrician accused of smothering daughter in El Portal
Agents have issued body camera footage that shows the moment officers arrested Neha Gupta a pediatrician from Oklahoma who they accuse of killing her -year-old daughter at a short-term rental home in El Portal The newly-released video shows Gupta s arrest earlier this month as officers demanded the year old open the door Neha Gupta come to the front door do it now U S Marshals we have a warrant for your arrest do it now leadership are heard saying Despite orders to surrender she refused Agents are then seen entering the home after current through the front door Upon entering the home one of the first things seen by officers is the toddler s toys and dolls The video proved officers searching Gupta s for several minutes before they exposed her hiding inside one room Hands up hands come out U S Marshals explained her As Marshals place cuffs on her Gupta does not say a single word The Oklahoma pediatrician appeared before a judge in Miami last week after being extradited by authorities in Oklahoma You were arrested on a warrant One count of first-degree murder Judge Mindy S Glazer disclosed Government commented Gupta traveled to Florida and killed her -year-old daughter Aria who was ascertained dead in a pool in the back of an El Portal vacation rental home Advising juvenile still in the pool She says she can t swim to get to her a dispatcher is heard saying on Broadcastify Gupta communicated detectives Aria snuck out of the house while she asleep at night and drowned in the pool Miami-Dade detectives have disputed that claim saying they determined through investigative means that the young girl s drowning was staged and Gupta killed her daughter before throwing her in the pool According to the arrest warrant the deceased victim s lungs and stomach did not contain water and the medical expert s preliminary findings are the injuries are consistent with asphyxiation by smothering Gupta has maintained her innocence following her arrest She remains behind bars in South Florida without bond
