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Twist in Ketan Agarwal case: Police detain Chetan's classmate who 'knew' of murder plot A new development in the Ketan Agarwal murder probe sees police questioning a youth from Beed, identified as Chetan Chaudhary's friend. Investigators believe Chaudhary and Siya Goyal confided their alleged murder plan to him. The youth, who reportedly advised against the act, was contacted by both accused after the incident. Agarwal died after a fall from Lohagad Fort on June 18.

Cops recreate crime scene, gait analysis of Chetan; dummy used matching Ketan’s weight Pune Rural Police recreated a murder scene at Lohagad Fort, bringing accused Chetan Chaudhary for forensic gait analysis to match CCTV footage. This step aims to verify his involvement in the death of Ketan Agrawal, who fell from the fort on June 18. Investigators suspect a conspiracy involving Agrawal's fiancée, Siya Goyal, and Chaudhary. A fast-track court has been approved for a speedy trial.

Pune Contract Killing Case Solved: Police Uncover Two More Murders ... Pune police have cracked a contract killing case, unravelling two more murders and leading to the arrest of two history-sheeters, revealing a complex web of relationships and monetary disputes. A suspected contract killing in Maharashtra's Pune district has led police to crack two previously unsolved murders, leading to the arrest of two history-sheeters in Khed taluka, an official said on Thursday. The probe began after the body of Dhananjay Maruti Ghewade (33), a resident of Rakshewadi village, was found on March 18 at an isolated spot nearly 10 km away. The victim had sustained severe injuries to his head and face, the official said. With no immediate clues and lack of CCTV coverage at the exact location, police initially struggled to make progress, he added. The local police station and the rural Crime Branch began parallel investigations, resulting in a breakthrough being achieved after footage from a camera installed near a junction connecting the interior road to the main village route was examined, he said. Two suspects, identified as Lalit Deepak Khollam (38) and Nandlal Hole (31), both with crimi…

Pune realtor killing: Siya Goyal taken to Ketan's 'murder rehearsal' spot Police on Thursday morning took Siya Goyal to a location in Pune where she and Chetan Chaudhary had allegedly rehearsed how to push her fiance and realtor Ketan Agarwal off a cliff at Lohagad Fort, officials said. They also recovered the clothes allegedly worn by Goyal on June 18, the day of the incident, during a search at her residence in the Market Yard area of Pune. Goyal (20) and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary (22) are accused of pushing 25-year-old Agarwal to his death from a cliff at the Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18. Agarwal and Goyal were set to marry in November this year. Following the alleged murder, Goyal and Chaudhary were arrested and have been remanded in police custody till July 3. "Investigation has revealed that Siya and Chetan had rehearsed at an open space near a club in Lullanagar how to push Ketan off the cliff at Lohagad Fort. Today, Siya was taken to the spot, where she identified the place where they had allegedly carried out the rehearsal," a Pune Rural Police official said. During the house panchnama, the police recovered the clothes Goyal had allegedly worn on…

Pune Rural Police Take Accused Siya Goyal to Lullanagar as Part of ... Pune Rural Policeon Thursday took murder accused Siya Goyal to an open plot in Lullanagar, widening an investigation that has already sent shockwaves through the city since realtor Ketan Agarwal was allegedly pushed to his death from Lohagad Fort on June 18. Investigators believe the Lullanagar spot may have served as a rehearsal ground, where Goyal is suspected to have worked through the sequence of events before the alleged killing at the hill fort. Officers escorted her from a police van to the site, where she was seen dressed in a bright orange dupatta, flanked by two women constables as onlookers and media gathered nearby. The visit forms part of a broader evidence-gathering exercise that has already taken investigators to Lohagad Fort itself, where Goyal and her co-accused, Chetan Chaudhary, were separately taken in late June to reconstruct how Agarwal was pushed off the cliff. Police have said that exercise was aimed at verifying the accused’s own account of the murder against the physical layout of the site. Goyal, 20, and Chaudhary, 22, were arrested on charges of conspiring to kill Agarwal, who was…

Ketan Agarwal case: What is 'gait analysis', key test Siya's 'boyfriend ... A reconstruction of the alleged crime, gait analysis, and drama over advocate representing accused are some of the latest developments in the investigation of the death of 25-year-old Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal on June 18 during Lohagad Fort trek near Lonavala — earlier reported to be an accident but later turned into a murder probe with his fiancé Siya Goyal and a 22-year-old man,Chetan Chaudhary, in net for plotting the killing. Ketan Agarwal, the director offamily-run real estate firm Success Groupand resident of Pune's Lodha Belmondo in Gahunje, had visited Lohagad Fort on June 18 with his fiancée Siya Goyal as part of her birthday celebrations. Siya initially told police that Ketan had slipped and fallen while taking photographs near the fort. An accidental death report was registered at first but the case took a dramatic turn after the police arrested the victim's fiancée and her friend, Chetan Chaudhary, on suspicion of murder days later. Chetan Chaudhary, alleged to be Siya Goyal's boyfriend who became a suspicious figure in the probe after being captured near the foothills of Lohagad wearing a …

Ketan Agrawal murder: Police to conduct gait analysis of co-accused ... Investigators probing the alleged murder of Ketan Agrawal are set to conduct a forensic gait analysis of co-accused Chetan Chaudhary after reports placed him near Lohagad Fort on the day of the incident. Police will also recreate the crime scene with him as they continue to gather evidence in the case. The fresh forensic exercise forms part of the investigation by Lonavala Rural Police, which is examining the movements of both accused in connection with Agrawal’s death. The analysis is expected to help investigators compare Chaudhary’s walking pattern with footage in which a person was allegedly seen near the Lohagad gate. Advertisement Police to recreate crime scene with Chetan Chaudhary Officials said a fresh reconstruction of the incident will be carried out at Lohagad Fort with Chaudhary, as only co-accused Siya Goyal has so far participated in a crime scene recreation. Advertisement Investigators will also attempt to recover the clothes Chaudhary was allegedly wearing on the day of the incident. Gait analysis is a forensic technique that studies a person’s walking pattern and is often used to compare susp…

Ketan Agarwal Murder Case: Siya Goyal Taken To Lohagad Fort As Police ... Ketan Agarwal Murder Case: Siya Goyal Taken To Lohagad Fort As Police Recreate Incident Pune -Ashish Rana By Ashish Rana Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026, 14:13 [IST] Add as a preferred source on Google Pune Rural Police have taken murder accused Siya Goyal to Lohagad Fort to reconstruct the events that allegedly led to the death of her fiancé, realtor Ketan Vishal Agarwal, on June 18. The exercise is a key step in testing whether the statements given by the accused match the physical conditions at the hill fort. AI Summary AI-generated summary, reviewed by editors Pune Rural Police recreated events at Lohagad Fort with murder accused Siya Goyal to test her statements regarding the June 18 death of her fiancé, realtor Ketan Vishal Agarwal, amid probes into a conspiracy with Chetan Chaudhary. Switch To Shorts Police said Goyal was taken to the spot on Sunday as investigators recreated the route, positions and actions allegedly involved before Agarwal fell from the fort. The 25-year-old was engaged to Goyal earlier this year, and the couple was scheduled to marry in November. Police recreate Lohagad Fort sequenc…

Lohagad Fort closed as investigation intensifies in Ketan Agarwal ... Lonavala Police closes Lohagad Fort as investigation intensifies in Ketan Agarwal murder case Lonavala Rural Police have closed Lohagad Fort as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case By KalingaTV Bureau On Jun 30, 2026 Share Advertisement Pune: Lonavala Rural Police have closed Lohagad Fort as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case, officials said. The fort was completely shut for visitors on Tuesday, with tourists already present at the site being evacuated as police carried out investigative procedures linked to the case. The site had earlier also been temporarily closed when police recreated the crime scene with the accused, Siya Goyal, as part of the investigation process. The latest closure comes as Lonavala Rural Police prepare to conduct a forensic gait analysis of accused Chetan Chaudhary, who investigators believe was seen walking near the Lohagad Fort gate on the day of the incident. The exercise aims to verify the suspected presence of the accused by matching his walking pattern with available CCTV and video footage. Gait analysis is a forens…

Ketan death case: Lohagad Fort closed for visitors as Lonavala police intensify probe Lohagad Fort was temporarily closed Tuesday as police investigate the Ketan Agarwal murder. Accused Chetan Chaudhary will undergo forensic gait analysis to verify his presence at the fort on the day of the incident. Investigators also plan a fresh crime scene reconstruction with Chaudhary and hope to recover his alleged attire. Both Chaudhary and co-accused Siya Goyal are in police custody until July 3.

Siya, Chetan 'rehearsed' Ketan's murder on another hill before executing it at Lohagad Fort In a shocking turn of events, Pune Rural police revealed that realtor Ketan Agarwal's fiancée, Siya Goyal, and her boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, allegedly rehearsed his murder before pushing him off a cliff at Lohagad Fort. The couple confessed to practicing the act on a hill near Market Yard. Police are planning a scene reconstruction and gait analysis of Chaudhary.

Ketan Agarwal murder case: What is gait analysis? How Pune ... - CNBCTV18 Ketan Agarwal murder case: What is gait analysis? How Pune Police plan to identify accused from CCTV footage Pune police are using a forensic technique to recreate accused Chetan Chaudhary's walk in the businessman Ketan Agarwal murder investigation. By CNBCTV18.com June 30, 2026, 10:04:16 AM IST (Published) 3 Min Read The investigation into the murder of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal has taken a forensic turn, with police planning to conduct a gait analysis of accused Chetan Chaudhary. According to investigators, CCTV footage from the Lohagad Fort area allegedly captured a man wearing a hoodie and covering his face. To identify whether the person seen in the footage is Chetan Chaudhary, police will compare his walking pattern with the movements recorded in the CCTV video. The development comes after a court extended the police custody of co-accused Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary. Police are also recreating the accused's movements, including having Chetan wear clothing similar to that seen in the CCTV footage. What is gait analysis? Gait analysis is a forensic technique used to study the unique way a perso…

Ketan Agarwal murder case: What is gait analysis and why are police ... While the Pune police have arrested both Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary for the alleged murder of her fiance, realtor Ketan Agarwal, they have a crucial task at hand—prove the duo's involvement in the crime beyond doubt in court. Investigators have already reconstructed the crime scene twice, once with Siya (20), during which a dummy was pushed off the cliff to recreate the fatal moment, and separately with Chetan (22), to retrace the route he allegedly took while trailing the couple. While CCTV cameras near Lohagad Fort captured a hooded figure in shorts trailing Ketan (26) and Siya during the June 18 trek that turned fatal for the former, but the face is largely hidden. Therefore, standard facial recognition has offered investigators little to work with. While the figure is claimed to be Chetan, police are in the process of reinforcing the claims with stronger evidence. They are now using gait analysis to make a stronger case against Chetan. Gait analysis is a forensic technique built around the idea that the way a person walks —their posture, stride length, limb swing, and overall bod…

Pune's Lohagad Fort Closes Temporarily as Ketan Agrawal Murder Probe ... As the investigation intensifies in the Ketan Agrawal murder case, the authorities have temporarily closed the Lohagad Fort in Pune, from where Ketan was allegedly pushed off by accused Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan. The investigation team is likely to visit the crime scene. As of now, no accused has been brought to the fort. Moreover, people who were already at the top of the fort for travel purposes have been asked to come down, and no one is being allowed to go up until further notice. After the tragic death of Ketan at the Lohagad Fort, the fort saw a 25% rise in visitors, and the spot from where he fell is now being referred to as "Siya Point". Breaking It Down What earlier attempt was made on Ketan's life? Why was Ketan's trip to Bali canceled? What evidence pointed to foul play in Ketan's death? Created with AI. Ketan Agrawal Murder 20-year-old Siya 20 and her lover, Chetan Chaudhary (22), are accused of pushing Ketan off a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Maval taluka of Pune district, on June 18. According to police, Siya and Ketan were set to tie the knot in November, but she did not want to marry…

'Unwell since his death': Ketan Agarwal's grandfather dies of cardiac arrest The grandfather of Ketan Agarwal, a Pune realtor whose death at Lohagad Fort is being investigated as murder, has passed away weeks after his grandson's demise. Devichand Agarwal reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest following the shock. Police are investigating the alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal, with his fiancée, Siya Goyal, and her alleged lover arrested. A Snapchat message from Goyal, expressing doubts about the wedding, has surfaced.