A sessions court yesterday convicted Jitin Dedhia and two of his friends for murdering Jitin’s wife at Kalachowkie in 2009 to pave way for his marriage with his girlfriend. Jitin had initially misled the cops by trying to portray the murder as a chain-snatching incident gone wrong. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay V Patil convicted Jitin, Hasruddin Malik and Nazim Khan for murder and conspiracy. However, Rajnikant Wagh — to whom Jitin gave the contract to kill Beena — was acquitted of all charges.

The case dates back to October 27, 2009, when Jitin and Beena were attacked buy two motorcycle-borne assailants while they were out on their usual morning walk. It was Malik and Khan who attacked the couple around 5.30 am and slit Beena’s throat before fleeing the spot. Jitin, who injured his left hand in the attack, had then told the cops that the robbers stole Beena’s chain as well.