Ketan Agarwal Murder Case: Siya Goyal Taken To Lohagad Fort As Police Recreate Incident

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.

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 sequence in Ketan Agarwal murder case

Pune Rural Superintendent of Police Sandeep Singh Gill said the reconstruction covered the “entire chain of events”, including the route allegedly taken by the accused, their positions at the location and the manner in which the incident unfolded. Goyal, police said, gave details of the route and the circumstances during the reconstruction.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Gajanan Tompe said investigators also prepared a dummy matching Ketan’s weight for the exercise. Such reconstruction is generally used to assess whether an accused person’s account is physically possible and consistent with the scene, terrain and available evidence.

Police officers said the purpose was to verify claims made by the accused about how Agarwal was allegedly pushed from the fort. Investigators are examining the exact circumstances of the fall, including where the accused and victim were standing, how close they were to the edge, and whether the alleged sequence fits the location.

Lohagad Fort, a popular trekking and tourist site near Lonavala, has steep edges and uneven stone pathways. These conditions make physical reconstruction important in cases where investigators must distinguish between an accidental fall and an alleged act of violence. Police are expected to combine the reconstruction findings with digital, forensic and witness-related evidence.

Who was Ketan Agarwal?

Ketan Vishal Agarwal was a director in his family firm, Success Group, which is known for warehouse development across Maharashtra. He belonged to a Pune business family and had got engaged to 20-year-old Siya Goyal in February. According to the case details shared by police, preparations for their November wedding had already begun.

The families had reportedly finalised wedding arrangements, including hotel bookings in Udaipur. Police have said Goyal also came from an affluent business family in Pune. The engagement, however, is now central to the motive being examined by investigators.

According to police, Goyal was allegedly in a relationship with 22-year-old Chetan Chaudhary. Investigators have said she allegedly told them that she did not want to marry Agarwal. Police are probing whether fear of social embarrassment and family pressure led to the alleged conspiracy.

Goyal and Chaudhary have been arrested on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy under Sections 103 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police have alleged that the two planned the crime because Goyal believed calling off the wedding would bring disrepute to her family.

What investigators are now checking

The reconstruction at Lohagad Fort is only one part of the larger investigation. Police are examining the movements of Goyal and Chaudhary before and after the incident, including how they reached the fort, what they did there and whether their accounts match available material evidence.

A senior police officer said the probe is also looking at the alleged planning behind the crime, the digital trail of both accused and the motive. In cases involving alleged conspiracy, call records, location data, messages, travel details and timelines often become important in establishing intent and coordination.

Investigators are also verifying evidence collected so far in the case. This may include statements, electronic data, physical evidence from the scene and any material that helps establish what happened before Agarwal’s death. Police have not publicly disclosed all evidence, as the investigation remains active.

The role of matchmaking within the families has also come under scrutiny after it emerged that Agarwal and Goyal’s engagement was arranged through family connections. Police are likely to examine whether any person close to the families was aware of Goyal’s reluctance or her alleged relationship with Chaudhary before the incident.

For investigators, the central questions remain whether Agarwal was deliberately pushed, whether both accused acted with prior planning, and whether the alleged motive can be supported by evidence. The reconstruction may help police strengthen or test the version that has emerged during interrogation.

The case has drawn attention in Pune because it involves two well-known business families, a planned wedding and an alleged murder at a public tourist site. Police are expected to continue verifying the accused persons’ statements against technical evidence before finalising the next steps in the probe.