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Pune Fort Murder: Fiancée, Lover Pushed Ketan Agarwal Off Cliff, 3 Witnesses Saw
- •Pune Rural Police filed a 5,053-page chargesheet in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, where he was pushed off Lohagad Fort.
- •The chargesheet names Siya Goyal (fiancée), Chetan Chaudhary (lover), and Ritesh Hange (friend) as the accused.
- •Three eyewitnesses reportedly saw Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary actively push Ketan Agarwal off the 400-foot cliff.
- •Siya Goyal allegedly lured Ketan to the fort for a 'surprise birthday trip' and pushed him, while Chetan Chaudhary kicked him over the cliff.
- •Ritesh Hange, a friend of Chaudhary, is accused of criminal conspiracy, helping plan the murder and creating a fake Instagram account to lure Ketan.
Key Questions Answered
The 5,053-page chargesheet states that Ketan Agarwal's fiancée, Siya Goyal, lured him to Lohagad Fort under the guise of a birthday trip and intentionally distracted and pushed him from behind, while her lover, Chetan Chaudhary, rushed out and kicked him over the 400-foot cliff. Additionally, a third accomplice, Ritesh Sanjay Hange, helped plan the conspiracy and created a fake Instagram account to lure the victim.
The chargesheet relies heavily on statements from three eyewitnesses who saw the accused push Ketan off the fort, along with a prospective hitman who backed out and became a key prosecution witness. Investigators also gathered crucial digital evidence, including call data records, recovered chats from a fake Instagram profile named Mahi, and tracking data of the suspects.
Before deciding on the cliff-pushing plot at Lohagad Fort, the primary accused considered several options such as staging an accident or poisoning Ketan. However, because those methods carried a higher risk of getting caught, they ultimately chose to execute the murder during a trek. They also prepared a Plan B in case he survived the fall, hoping he would be permanently disabled so Siya could refuse to marry him.
