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Police Allege Fiancée and Lover Conspired to Push Realtor From Lohagad Fort

Key digital traces with on‑site reconstructions and forensic matches have prompted authorities to fast‑track a murder prosecution.

Overview

  • Ketan Agarwal was found dead after a fall at Lohagad Fort on June 18 and investigators now say evidence points to a planned push rather than an accident.
  • Pune police arrested fiancée Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary on June 23 and a court has extended their police custody to July 3 as probes continue.
  • Investigators cite a phone call from Goyal to Chaudhary about 34 minutes before the fall, seized phones with deleted chats being forensically examined, and call‑detail and location data to build a timeline.
  • Officers have carried out crime‑scene reconstructions and are running gait analysis and CCTV matching while tracing items such as clothing, a seized scooter and alleged remains of a burned passport.
  • The state has appointed senior prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and ordered a fast‑track trial, and police say the probe points to months of planning including a failed attempt on June 14 and rehearsals at the fort.