The irony of Ketan Agarwal's final act was not lost on investigators. Just hours before he fell to his death, the Pune realtor had inked his fiancée Siya Goyal's name across his back. It was supposed to be a birthday surprise for June 19. Instead, it became the last personal gesture he ever made.
The Pune Rural police laid out the mechanics of the killing in their 5,053-page chargesheet. They allege that Chetan Chaudhary, Siya’s alleged lover, was already waiting in disguise at the western side of Lohagad Fort near Gherewadi village. When Siya signaled him at the ticket counter around 9 am on June 18, the plan went into motion. She guided Ketan toward the gorge. Chetan pushed him from behind. Siya kicked his leg. He lost his balance and plummeted into the deep ravine.
It wasn’t a suicide, the police argue. It was a coordinated hit. The chargesheet names Siya, Chetan, and their friend Ritesh Hinge as the masterminds. All three are in custody. The document doesn't just describe the fall; it describes the intent. The tattoo, meant to celebrate a relationship, became the physical evidence of how far Siya was willing to go to silence Ketan.
A stranger watched it all. Police sources say a witness saw the push and the kick. Before he could scream for help, Chetan allegedly grabbed him and issued a chilling threat: “Keep quiet, or I’ll throw you down from the fort too.” Terrified, the man stayed silent. It took days for the news to break before he finally walked into a police station to give a statement. Investigators are currently cross-verifying that testimony against the physical evidence gathered at the scene.