Siya Gave Signal, Lover Pushed Ketan Off: Police Reveal Chilling Lohagad Fort Murder Plot
Siya Gave Signal, Lover Pushed Ketan Off: Police Reveal Chilling Lohagad Fort Murder Plot Published By, Last Updated: June 25, 2026, 08:14 IST Police said
Siya Gave Signal, Lover Pushed Ketan Off: Police Reveal Chilling Lohagad Fort Murder Plot Published By, Last Updated: June 25, 2026, 08:14 IST Police said the location near the Vinchu Kata ridge overlooking the Pavana dam was deliberately chosen because it was relatively isolated. Rapid Read The case initially appeared to be an accidental death during a trek to Lohagad Fort, a popular trekking destination near Pune. Siya had allegedly claimed that Ketan lost his balance and fell into the gorge while the couple was taking photographs. File images Ketan Agarwal Murder Case: Fresh details have emerged in the investigation of murder case of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal, with police claiming that the Lohagad Fort incident, initially believed to be a trekking accident, was in fact a carefully planned murder carried out after his fiancée Siya Goyal gave a pre-arranged signal to her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary. According to Pune Rural police, Chaudhary followed Agarwal and Goyal to the hill fort on June 18 and waited near a secluded cliff for a signal from Goyal before carrying out the attack. Deputy Superintendent of Police Gajanan Tompe said the duo had allegedly planned the murder in advance. “They had agreed that Goyal would sit down to alert Chaudhary. Once she did, he approached Agarwal from behind and pushed him off the cliff before fleeing," Tompe said.
Breakthrough in the case came from CCTV footage near Lohagad’s foothills, which showed a hooded man (later identified as Chaudhary) trailing the couple. “We also observed Goyal signalling to him. Chaudhary spent less than 10 minutes at the top of the fort and completed the ascent and descent in under 50 minutes. A security guard recalled the man claiming he had come for exercise when questioned about entry," Lonavla Rural police inspector Dinesh Tayade said, as quoted by Times of India. Police said the location near the Vinchu Kata ridge overlooking the Pavana dam was deliberately chosen because it was relatively isolated and attracted fewer visitors on weekdays. “The spot was more secluded than other areas of the fort. We suspect the duo may have visited earlier to conduct reconnaissance. We are interrogating them," the officer said. Inconsitencies In Siya’s Statements The police said suspicion first arose after Goyal gave inconsistent statements. “She first claimed Agarwal slipped while posing for a photograph, later saying he fell while handing her a water bottle. We, however, found no photographs on her cellphone from that day. This raised further suspicion," inspector Dinesh Tayade of Lonavla Rural police said. Call records further strengthened the case, investigators said. Police found that Goyal and Chaudhary had spoken more than 2,000 times between January and June this year, spending a cumulative 238 hours on calls.
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