Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Police Probe Finds Earlier Allegations Against Chetan Chaudhary
Police are investigating the murder of Ketan Agarwal.
They found information about accused Chetan Chaudhary’s earlier activities in Pune.
A college student said he allegedly tried to force a relationship with her in May 2026.
Her friend also said he had allegedly approached her several times.
Police recorded statements from both women.
Investigators also found that Chaudhary and Siya Goyal stayed at two Pune hotels before Goyal’s marriage to Agarwal was fixed.
Hotel staff gave police information, and investigators obtained copies of identity documents.
Police are now studying these records as part of the murder probe.
Police allege Chetan Chaudhary pursued a college student from Latur in Pune on May 9, 2026.
The woman told police Chaudhary forcibly tried to initiate a relationship after a group went to a lodge in Market Yard.
The woman’s friend also alleged that Chaudhary had pursued her on two or three occasions.
Police found Chaudhary and Siya Goyal stayed at hotels on NIBM Road in November 2025 and in Gultekdi in January 2026.
Hotel records, identity documents and witness statements are being examined in the Ketan Agarwal murder investigation.
- Who
- Pune police, accused Chetan Chaudhary, Siya Goyal, Ketan Agarwal, and two women whose statements were recorded.
- What
- Police uncovered allegations that Chaudhary pursued two women and found records of hotel stays involving Chaudhary and Goyal before Agarwal’s murder investigation.
- When
- The alleged approach occurred on May 9, 2026; the hotel stays occurred in November 2025 and January 2026.
- Where
- Pune, including SB Road, Market Yard, NIBM Road and Gultekdi.
- Why
- Police are examining these allegations, hotel records and statements as part of the ongoing investigation into Ketan Agarwal’s murder.
- Main investigation
- Murder of Ketan Agarwal
- Accused named
- Chetan Chaudhary
- Alleged incident date
- May 9, 2026
- First hotel stay
- NIBM Road, November 2025; Room 304
- Second hotel stay
- Gultekdi, January 2026
- Documents obtained
- Copies of identity documents submitted at the NIBM Road hotel
- Evidence reviewed
- Hotel records and statements from witnesses and hotel staff