Key facts
- Siya Goyal and lover Chetan allegedly rehearsed pushing Ketan Agarwal off Lohagad Fort
- Ketan Agarwal was Siya's fiancé
- Siya has agreed to undergo a lie detector (polygraph) test
- Police conducted a crime scene recreation at the fort
- Locals object to the fort being called 'Siya Point'
The murder of Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort near Pune has taken a chilling turn, with investigators alleging that accused Siya Goyal and her lover Chetan staged a rehearsal of pushing the victim off a cliff before carrying out the actual killing. The alleged dry run points to a degree of premeditation that has shocked investigators and the public alike.
Siya Goyal, who was Ketan Agarwal's fiancée, and her lover Chetan have both been subjected to intense scrutiny since the case broke. Siya subsequently agreed to undergo a polygraph — lie detector — test, and police have conducted a crime scene recreation at the fort to piece together the sequence of events that led to Ketan's death.
Locals and heritage enthusiasts have also raised a separate but related concern: that the fort, historically known as Lohagad, is being disrespected by being referred to colloquially as 'Siya Point' in the wake of the murder case. Community members have pushed back firmly against the informal renaming, arguing that a place of historical significance should not be defined by a criminal incident.
The case has gripped Maharashtra and raised broader questions about how law enforcement investigates deaths at remote heritage sites that could initially be passed off as accidents. The lie detector test results and crime scene reconstruction findings are expected to be crucial in building the prosecution's case.