Key facts
- Police say Chetan persuaded Siya Goyal to murder fiancé Ketan Agarwal
- Siya told police Ketan said she 'won't be able to escape marriage'
- Blackmail angle under probe — Chetan may have coerced Siya
- Both accused initially blamed each other during police questioning
Pune Police have told investigators that Chetan Chaudhary actively persuaded his girlfriend Siya Goyal to kill her fiancé Ketan Agarwal, who was pushed off a fort in what is now a high-profile murder case gripping the nation.
During questioning, Siya told police that Ketan had told her she would not be able to escape the marriage — a statement investigators believe speaks to the pressure she was under and the motive Chetan may have exploited. Police are now probing a blackmail angle: the possibility that Chetan used compromising information or material to coerce Siya into carrying out the killing, rather than it being a simple case of mutual conspiracy.
The interrogation has been contentious. Both Siya and Chetan initially turned on each other when questioned, each trying to shift responsibility, according to reports from India Today and NDTV. Police are also reconstructing the accused's movements around the fort to establish a precise sequence of events. Siya's parents, in a striking public statement, said she should be pushed from the same fort if found guilty.
The case raises troubling questions about coercion and manipulation in relationships, and the blackmail angle — if substantiated — could significantly alter the charges each accused faces. The investigation is ongoing, with police methodically piecing together the evidence from multiple sources.