Hema’s estranged husband attends her funeral with police escort
AS THE FUNERAL PROGRESSED, CHINTAN BEGAN TO CRY PROFUSELY AND WAS CONSOLED BY HIS FATHER
MUMBAI: Hema Upadhyay’s funeral was held at a Santacruz crematorium on Monday.
Over 100 relatives and friends of the Upadhyays were at the funeral, where her brother Manish performed the final rites.
Also present was Hema’s estranged husband Chintan, who attended the funeral with a police escort. Chintan arrived at the crematorium at 5.45 pm, 10 minutes after the ambulance carrying Hema’s body.
Wearing a brown shirt, he walked in with a constable at each side and walked silently towards the pyre as journalists clamoured for a quote.
Standing with folded hands next to his father Vidhyasagar brother began performing the funeral rites, as did most of Hema’s friends. Hema’s mother could not attend the funeral, according to a friend.
A mutual friend of the cou Chintan, Hema and I. Those were the good days. I cannot even explain how I feel right now.”
As the funeral progressed Chintan began to cry profusely and was consoled by his father With the pyre still burning, the police escorted Chintan back to the station, where they have been questioning him for two days. In addition to the Kandivli police, the Mumbai crime branch also ques tioned him for at least six hours said a source at the crime branch
While some of Chintan’s rela tives met him at the police sta tion Vidhyasagar said he did not