Despite scores of cases falling apart in the court of law due to their shoddy work, Mumbai Police seem to be least bothered when it comes to the meticulous compilation of evidence in a case.

This was evident again in the chargesheet filed by the Kandivli police in the high-profile murder case of renowned artist Hema Upadhayay and her lawyer Harish Bhambani. Seemingly competing with the Crime Branch, which is carrying out a parallel investigation, the Kandivli cops not only hurriedly arrested Hema’s husband Chintan, but have also wound up their investigation based on circumstantial evidence, even as key accused Vidyadhar Rajbhar is absconding.