Ketan Agarwal Case: Siya Goyal’s Lawyer Denies Murder Link, Says There Is ‘No Direct Evidence’
Ketan Agarwal Case: Siya Goyal’s Lawyer Denies Murder Link, Says There Is ‘No Direct Evidence’ Published By, Last Updated: June 26, 2026, 21:10 IST Advocate
Ketan Agarwal Case: Siya Goyal’s Lawyer Denies Murder Link, Says There Is ‘No Direct Evidence’ Published By, Last Updated: June 26, 2026, 21:10 IST Advocate Aashutosh Srivastava says no independent witnesses or direct evidence link accused Siya Goyal to Ketan Agarwal's death, probe ongoing, charge sheet yet to be filed. Ketan Agarwal's death at Maharashtra's Lohagad Fort has drawn widespread public attention. The lawyer of Siya Goyal, one of the accused in the death of her fiancée Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort near Pune, has argued that investigators have yet to produce any independent witness or direct evidence linking his client to the 26-year-old’s death. Maintaining that the probe is still underway, he said the charge sheet has not been filed and argued that, at present, there are no independent witnesses who can establish that Siya committed the alleged crime. Charge Sheet Yet To Be Filed Srivastava also stated that his client is fully cooperating with the investigation and that the defence would seek judicial custody for her during the next hearing.
#WATCH | Ketan Agarwal Murder Case | Pune, Maharashtra: Advocate Aashutosh Srivastava, counsel representing accused Siya Goyal, says, “This entire matter is under investigation, and the police are conducting the probe properly. Initially, it was registered as a case of accidental… pic.twitter.com/nZOKiYAGZm— ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2026 “As for this case, although the charge sheet has not yet been filed, which would provide more clarity, it is my view that there are no independent witnesses to prove that my client committed such a crime…We all desire justice for everyone involved—whether it is the victim and their family or the accused and their family," he said while speaking to news agency ANI. Srivastava said the case initially began as an accidental death investigation and was later converted into a murder case. “This entire matter is under investigation, and the police are conducting the probe properly. Initially, it was registered as a case of accidental death, but the police later began investigating a murder angle, a process that is currently ongoing.
Our client, Siya, is cooperating fully with the investigation so that the police can reach a proper conclusion, file the appropriate charge sheet, and bring the truth to light," he added. Ketan Agarwal’s death at Maharashtra’s Lohagad Fort has drawn widespread public attention. Investigators now suspect that what was first believed to be an accidental fall was actually the result of a premeditated conspiracy allegedly involving Agarwal’s fiancée and another accused. Police Relying On Circumstantial Evidence Police are understood to be relying on circumstantial evidence, including call records, digital communications, CCTV footage, witness testimonies, alleged previous incidents and the conduct of the accused before and after the death. Investigators believe these elements collectively point to a planned crime rather than a spontaneous act. However, there are no publicly reported eyewitnesses to the alleged act that caused Agarwal’s death. Indian criminal law requires the prosecution to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In cases based solely on circumstantial evidence, courts have consistently held that the chain of evidence must be complete and should exclude every reasonable hypothesis consistent with the innocence of the accused, a principle reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in the Sharad Birdhichand Sarda judgment.
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