Key facts
- Pune fort crime site informally named 'Siya Point' by visitors
- Police to use AI gait analysis to track accused Chetan's movements
- Siya Goyal's lawyer filed Rs 10-crore defamation notice against her brother
- Police say Ketan suspected Siya's affair and questioned her marriage plans
The Pune fort where Siya Goyal was allegedly murdered by Ketan Agarwal has turned into an unlikely tourist attraction, with visitors thronging the site and giving the spot the informal name 'Siya Point'. The phenomenon, reported by India Today, reflects the intense public fascination the case has generated and raises uncomfortable questions about the romanticisation of violent crime.
Police, meanwhile, are deploying technology to build their case: authorities confirmed they plan to use AI-based gait analysis to reconstruct and track the movements of the accused, identified in some reports as Chetan, using available CCTV footage from around the fort. Gait analysis, which identifies individuals by their walking pattern, is an emerging forensic tool increasingly being adopted by Indian law enforcement.
The legal battle around the case has also grown complicated. Siya Goyal's lawyer filed a Rs 10-crore defamation notice against her own brother, in a development that has added a fresh and contentious layer to the already high-profile proceedings. Two lawyers representing different parties in the case have now been drawn into a direct legal dispute.
Investigators also revealed that Ketan had suspected Siya of having an affair before the murder and had questioned her marriage plans — details that police say are central to establishing motive in the case.