The alleged murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal has seen another development with police saying that it was Chetan Chaudhary, lover of his fiancée Sia Goyal, who instigated her murder at Lohagad fort. According to a report by news agency PTI, the police said that the case came to light after interrogation of the accused Goyal and Chaudhary.
“Through interrogation of the accused, it emerged that it was Chaudhary who instigated Siya Goyal to eliminate Agarwal in Lohagad Fort,” a police official told the news agency, adding that Goyal’s brother was also questioned in this case.
In a related development, The Maharashtra government accepted the Agarwal family’s request for a speedy trial in court, with renowned lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special prosecutor.
20-year-old Sia Goyal and 22-year-old Chetan Chaudhary, who were allegedly in a relationship, are accused of hatching a plot to kill 25-year-old Ketan Agarwal, who was… He was allegedly pushed from a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18.
Goyal did not want to marry Agarwal and had told him about it along with her family, but it was not heard, the investigation has revealed so far.
Don’t like it because of the wig?
Some media reports claimed that Siya Goyal did not like Ketan Agarwal because he was wearing a wig. A police officer confirmed this to PTI, saying that Aggarwal was wearing a wig, but it cannot be said that this is the only reason why Siya does not like him.
Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, told reporters that it is true that Ketan wore a small wig, and added that Sia and her family were informed about this before their engagement.
“If she had any problems, she should have said no. What was the need to kill my son?” he asked.
On reaching the cliff point, Goyal gave a predetermined signal to Chaudhary, who pushed the unsuspecting Agarwal to his death, a Pune Rural Police official, who is part of the investigation, said on Thursday.
Siya Goyal’s mother says her daughter was “reluctant” to go to the fort
Meanwhile, Siya Goyal’s mother claimed that her daughter was reluctant to visit Lohagad Fort on June 18, but Ketan Agarwal and his mother convinced her to go.
“On the evening of June 17, Siya and Ketan had a video call, in which Ketan asked her to accompany him to Lohagad. During the call, Ketan’s mother also spoke to Siya and urged her to go with him. Siya told her that she did not want to go on a trip as there was an assignment scheduled the next day and she wanted to rest,” her mother alleged.
Speaking to reporters, Goyal’s father denied reports that the family had booked a palace in Udaipur for the wedding and arranged a charter flight.
“It is true that the wedding was to be held in Udaipur. The hotel was packed $81,000 per couple per day, and we booked 70 rooms.
Our total spending on the wedding was no more than $He said Rs 3 crore.
CM guarantee
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Ketan Agarwal’s father, Vishal Agarwal, in Pune on Friday and assured him that the government will ensure strict punishment for those responsible for his death.
A statement from Fadnavis’s office said the chief minister also accepted the family’s request to hold the trial in a fast-track court and appoint Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor.
Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said the incident reflects a disturbing social trend that calls for further contemplation.
“We need to think about why educated young men and women from good families develop such criminal intent and desire for revenge. This is not just a criminal case; it also has a social angle. Society must create a strong support system to ensure that such revengeful thinking does not develop among the youth,” he said.
