The Dindoshi Sessions Court on Tuesday delivered its verdict, sentencing all four accused individuals in the Hema Upadhyay-Haresh Bhambhani murder case to life imprisonment. Justice S Y Bhosle found Chintan Upadhyay guilty of hatching a criminal conspiracy with the other accused to murder Hema. He was charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Upadhyay received a life sentence, a fine of Rs 25,000, and, in default of payment, six months of simple imprisonment.

Vidyadhar Rajbhar, who is absconding (right) Chintan Upadhyay. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi