The family of Ketan Agrawal, who was murdered by her fiancée Siya Goyal and her lover Chetan Chaudhary at Lohagad Fort near Lonavala in Pune on June 18, has demanded death penalty for the two accused.
Ketan Agarwal’s family members and locals from the neighborhood joined a candlelight procession in Pimpri-Chinchwad to pay tribute to him. The protest march was attended by hundreds of people carrying candles and posters bearing the words “Justice for Ketan Agrawal”.
While the exact motive behind the alleged crime is still under investigation, police said Sia did not want to marry Ketan and was in a relationship with Chetan for more than a year. She was scheduled to marry Ketan in a grand ceremony in Udaipur in November.
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Rakhi Agarwal, Ketan’s mother, said she wants speedy justice for her son’s murder and death penalty for Siya and Chetan.
Rakhi Agarwal, Ketan Agarwal’s mother, said: “I want justice for Ketan, and I want the death penalty for Sia. I am a mother and Sia has a mother too. However, I want the death penalty for Sia and Chetan. I want justice for my son.”
Vishal Agarwal, Ketan Agarwal’s father, said his son was killed without reason and that his son had done nothing to deserve such a fate.
Vishal Agrawal said, “My 26-year-old son was killed for no apparent reason. We have not discovered any reason for his death. My child was not at fault in any way. I set about arranging his marriage and bringing his daughter-in-law into the family. I never imagined that I would lose my child instead.”
The father also demanded the death penalty for the accused.
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He added: “I appeal to everyone to ensure that he gets justice and that the death sentence is issued for his killers. I hope that you will continue to stand by my side until the accused are punished.”
Where is the investigation headed?
On Friday, police questioned Siya Goyal’s parents, Praveen Goyal and Pooja Goyal, and her brother Sahil Goyal at Lonavala police station. According to PTI, the brother was interrogated for nearly ten hours while being interrogated about his sister’s relationship with Chetan Chaudhary.
Siya Goyal remains in police custody for seven days until June 29 while the investigation continues.
The Maharashtra government has approved setting up of a fast-track court and appointed senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the case.
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Vishal Agarwal had earlier met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Pune and urged speedy justice in the case. The Prime Minister assured the family that strict action would be taken against the accused and that the case would be expedited.
Sia (20) and her lover Chetan Chaudhary (22) are accused of pushing Ketan off a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18. According to the police, Siya did not want to marry Ketan, which prompted her and Chetan to plan a plot to eliminate him.
