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Police Chargesheet Says Lohagad Death Study Preceded Agarwal Killing
Police say Ketan Agarwal died after being pushed from Lohagad Fort.
At first, his death looked like an accidental fall.
Investigators later said it was planned.
They accuse his fiancée, Siya Goyal, Chetan Chaudhary and Ritesh Hange of helping plan the killing.
Police say Siya and Chetan searched online for ways to kill someone and hide evidence.
They also studied the earlier death of law student Mansi Govindpurkar at the same fort.
Police allege they chose Lohagad so Agarwal’s death would look accidental.
The chargesheet says the accused considered other methods, including hiring a contract killer.
These are allegations in a police chargesheet that will be considered by the court.
Pune Rural police allege realtor Ketan Agarwal was pushed from Lohagad Fort on June 18 and that the fall was staged as an accident.
The chargesheet names Agarwal’s fiancée Siya Goyal, Chetan Chaudhary and Ritesh Hange as accused in the alleged murder conspiracy.
Police say Goyal and Chaudhary searched online for killing methods, mushroom poisoning, evidence concealment and deletion of digital data.
Investigators allege the accused studied the 2025 death of law student Mansi Govindpurkar before selecting Lohagad Fort.
The 5,053-page chargesheet, filed on September 19, includes digital records, messages, photographs, witness statements and technical reports.
- Who
- Realtor Ketan Agarwal; accused Siya Goyal, Chetan Chaudhary and Ritesh Hange; and Pune Rural police investigators.
- What
- Police allege Agarwal was murdered by being pushed from Lohagad Fort in a plan designed to resemble an accidental fall.
- Where
- Lohagad Fort in Pune district, Maharashtra; the chargesheet was filed before Wadgaon Maval court.
- When
- Agarwal died on June 18; Goyal and Chaudhary were arrested on June 23; Hange was arrested on September 5; and the chargesheet was filed on September 19.
- Why
- Police allege Goyal did not want to marry Agarwal and conspired with the others to eliminate him while disguising the death as an accident.
Key facts
- Victim
- Ketan Agarwal, a 26-year-old realtor
- Accused
- Siya Goyal, Chetan Chaudhary and Ritesh Hange
- Alleged location
- Lohagad Fort, Pune district
- Chargesheet length
- 5,053 pages
- Chargesheet filed
- September 19
- Evidence cited
- Mobile data, call-detail records, social-media material, messages, photographs, witness statements and technical analysis certificates
- Earlier death studied
- The 2025 death of 21-year-old law student Mansi Govindpurkar at Lohagad







