Ketan Agrawal murder case: Siya was ‘not mentally ready’ & under family pressure to marry, say cops

Ketan, 26, died after falling right into a gorge at Lohagad Fort close to Pune on June 18

NEW DELHI: The investigation into the demise of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal continued on Wednesday with the police claiming that his fiancée, Siya Goyal, was reluctant to go forward with their marriage and was going through pressure from her family to settle for the match.In accordance to police sources cited by ANI, questioning of the accused and evaluation of digital and circumstantial proof recommend that Siya wished extra time for herself and was not mentally ready for marriage regardless of her family’s expectations.“The accused was apparently not mentally ready for marriage and was under pressure from her family to settle for the proposal,” a senior police official instructed ANI. Ketan, 26, died after falling right into a gorge at Lohagad Fort close to Pune on June 18. The incident was initially handled as an unintended demise after Siya knowledgeable his family that he had slipped throughout a trek. Nevertheless, police now allege that Ketan was pushed into the gorge by Siya, 20, and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, 22.A key breakthrough got here after investigators reviewed CCTV footage from the fort. Officers observed a hooded man following Ketan and Siya from a brief distance. The person, later recognized as Chaudhary, drew consideration as a result of he was sporting a hoodie regardless of temperatures reaching round 33 levels Celsius.“Whereas investigating the case, we stumbled upon sure circumstances surrounding the incident that raised suspicion and prompted a deeper probe. We checked CCTV cameras put in on the ticket counter of the fort, the place we noticed Ketan and Siya strolling collectively,” a police officer concerned within the investigation mentioned.“The person was sporting shorts and a hoodie. The entrance a part of the hoodie was pulled so low that his face couldn’t be seen. Moreover, the person was sporting a headset over the hoodie. In one other footage clip, we observed Siya instantly wanting again and, on the similar time, the person within the hoodie instantly sitting down,” the officer added.Throughout the investigation, police learnt from Ketan’s family that Siya had earlier expressed reservations in regards to the marriage and had even requested whether or not the marriage may very well be postponed by a yr. The couple acquired engaged in February and had been due to marry in November at a palace venue booked in Udaipur.Investigators additionally discovered that Siya had repeatedly urged Ketan to go to Lohagad Fort. Police declare she took him there on Might 31 and later inspired additional visits on June 4, June 14 and June 18. Officers allege that an earlier try to push Ketan from a cliff on June 14 failed after he managed to maintain onto a bush.