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In Photos: My conscience clear, did not commit any crime, says Chintan Upadhyay
Updated On: 07 October, 2023 10:55 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Artist Chintan Upadhyay, who was convicted for the double murder of his estranged wife Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, told a court in Mumbai on Saturday that his "conscience" was clear and he has not committed any crime (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi)
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Upadhyay, however, said that he was not "seeking mercy", and is ready to accept whatever punishment the court decides, as it has found him guilty
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The court is expected to decide on the quantum of punishment in the case on October 10
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Installation artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Bhambhani were killed on December 11, 2015, and their bodies were stuffed into cardboard boxes and thrown in a ditch in suburban Kandivali
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Additional sessions judge S Y Bhosale of the Dindoshi court had on October 5 held Upadhay guilty of abetting and conspiring to kill his wife
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Upadhyay was found guilty under IPC sections 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) and 109 (abetment). Following the conviction, the artist, who was out on bail, was sent to judicial custody till Saturday
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