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)
Updated On: 2023-10-07 10:55 PM IST
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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
The court is expected to decide on the quantum of punishment in the case on October 10
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
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
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
