Key facts
- Custody of Siya Goyal and Chetan extended till July 3
- Police seeking to recover a burnt passport
- Evidence includes secret calls, deleted chats, and a codeword signal
- Gait analysis of accused being planned by police
A Pune court extended the police custody of Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan till July 3, as investigators continue to unravel what police describe as a carefully planned murder of Ketan Agarwal — a case that has become one of the most closely watched criminal investigations in India this year.
Police have disclosed a series of findings that point to deliberate preparation: the accused allegedly switched from a car to a scooter to avoid detection, used a codeword as a signal — reportedly Siya's act of sitting down was meant to indicate her own safety while triggering the attack — and communicated via secret calls. Investigators have also found deleted chats on the accused's devices, which forensic teams are attempting to recover.
Among the key reasons cited for the custody extension is the need to find a burnt passport, which police believe could be crucial to establishing the full scope of the conspiracy. Investigators are also planning a 'gait analysis' of the accused to match movements captured on surveillance footage at the scene.
The case has gripped public attention for its apparent mix of intimate betrayal and cold calculation. With custody extended and multiple forensic threads being pursued simultaneously, the investigation appears to be entering a more detailed evidential phase ahead of a formal chargesheet.