Ketan Agarwal murder chargesheet names 85 witnesses, 3 saw Siya commit crime

Pune Rural Police have filed a 5,053-page chargesheet in the murder of 26-year-old businessman Ketan Agarwal, who was initially believed to have died after falling from Lohagad Fort in Pune district. Police later said that Ketan was killed in a planned conspiracy involving his fiancee Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary.

The chargesheet, filed before the Vadgaon Maval court, contains WhatsApp chats, photographs, mobile phone data, call detail records (CDRs), witness statements and technical analysis certificates.advertisement❮❯ Read Full StoryTHREE WITNESSED SIYA COMMIT THE CRIMEPolice have recorded statements of around 80 to 85 witnesses. Among them are three people who allegedly witnessed Siya and Chetan while the crime was being committed. Their statements were recorded.

The chargesheet also contains digital, technical and documentary evidence collected during the investigation, including mobile phone data and CDRs.

According to the chargesheet, police found that Siya had searched online about a similar incident at Lohagad in 2025 in which a woman had died. The chargesheet also mentions searches related to the Sonam Raghuvanshi murder case.HOW THE INVESTIGATION LED TO MURDER CHARGES

Ketan had gone to Lohagad Fort on June 18 with Siya and two friends. He was initially believed to have slipped while taking photographs near a cliff and fallen nearly 400 feet into a gorge.

The investigation took a different turn after CCTV footage near the fort's ticket counter showed a man in a hoodie following Ketan and Siya. Police later identified him as Chetan.

Investigators also found that Chetan had left his phone at his workplace and had switched off its internet services from 7 am to 5:40 pm that day.

Police said analysis of call records showed thousands of calls between Siya and Chetan, including several lengthy conversations. Investigators alleged that the two were in a relationship and had planned Ketan's killing.

Police further alleged that Siya had earlier taken Ketan to Lohagad and had attempted to push him from a cliff on June 14, but he managed to hold onto a bush.

Both Siya and Chetan are in custody. Police have claimed that they admitted their involvement during interrogation.- EndsPublished By: Tanu jainPublished On: Sep 19, 2026 18:15 IST