Siya Goyal Took Ketan Agarwal's Phone Moments Before He Was Killed, Later Deleted Chats With Chetan

Last Updated:July 01, 2026, 14:52 IST

Siya and Chetan had deleted their chats in a bid to destroy evidence. Earlier, police said the duo had decided on a "signal" that would direct Chetan to push Ketan off the fort

Siya Goyal had taken her fiancée Ketan Agarwal’s phone moments before her alleged boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary pushed him off the cliff at the Lohagad Fort in Pune on June 18, police said.

Ketan Agarwal, a 25-year-old realtor based in Pune, died in a fatal fall from the Lohagad Fort in the city. According to the police, his fiancée Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary had orchestrated the plan to kill him.

“Investigation has revealed that moments before Chetan pushed Ketan off the cliff after getting a signal from Siya, she had taken Ketan’s phone. We are now investigating whether Siya destroyed any evidence on the phone. Cell phones of the people involved have been sent for digital forensic analysis," said a police officer, according to The Indian Express. 

As per the probe so far, Siya and Chetan had deleted their chats in a bid to destroy evidence and avoid suspicion. Earlier, police said the duo had decided on a “signal" that would serve as an indication for Chetan to push Ketan off the cliff.

Siya and Chetan had decided that once she sat on the ground –– on the pretext of tying her shoelace –– Chetan, who was donning a hoodie, would push Ketan off the fort. The plan was to disguise the murder as an accidental death, said police.

At present, the duo is in police custody, following their arrest on June 23. They have been remanded to police custody by a Maharashtra court till July 3.

Chetan Taken To Lohagad Fort

Earlier in the day, Chetan Chaudhary –– who has been named the co-accused in the case –– was taken to Lohagad Fort by the Pune Police to recreate the crime scene and fathom the sequence of events that unfolded on June 18.

Police are also examining Chetan’s walk from the CCTV footage to establish that he was present at the fort on the day of the incident. The technique is called ‘gait analysis’, which is used to identify the movement of a suspect using distinctive patterns. Siya –– the prime accused –– was also taken to the site to recreate the crime scene.

As per the police, the families of Siya and Ketan had planned their wedding in November. The duo got engaged in February.

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