{"id":26524,"date":"2026-09-20T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26524"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:04:22","slug":"fake-social-media-id-used-to-lure-ketan-to-lohagad-fort-for-third-time-on-june-18-police-pune-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26524","title":{"rendered":"Fake social media ID used to lure Ketan to Lohagad Fort for third time on June 18: Police | Pune News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134362981,imgsize-98728,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/siya-goyal-and-chetan-chaudhary-allegedly-used-a-fake-social-media-account-to-lure-her-fianc-ketan-agarwal.jpg\" alt=\"Fake \u2018Mahi\u2019 account, 3 trips to Lohagad, \u2018Operation Honeymoon\u2019: How Siya Goyal, her lover plotted Ketan Agarwal\u2019s murder\" title=\"Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan Agarwal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan Agarwal\">Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan Agarwal<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PUNE: Siya Goyal and her boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account \u2014 \u201cMahi\u201d \u2014 to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan Agarwal, a realtor, to Lohagad Fort for the third time on June 18, Pune Rural police stated in the businessman murder case chargesheet.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to the chargesheet, Siya, Chetan and his classmate Ritesh Hange created the fake social media account. They used it to chat with Ketan, posing as a friend of Siya.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The trio allegedly used the account to convince Ketan to accompany Siya to Lohagad on the eve of her birthday as a surprise. Siya\u2019s birthday is on June 19.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The murder plan\" msid=\"134365741\" imgsize=\"136859\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"The murder plan\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-136859,msid-134365741\/the-murder-plan.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The murder plan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Ketan died after falling into a gorge at Lohagad Fort on June 18. The police investigation established that it was not an accident but a murder.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Siya, Chetan and Ritesh were arrested in the case. They are currently in judicial custody.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Pune Rural police filed a 5,053-page chargesheet against the trio before Wadgaon Maval sessions court at 6pm on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>It states that the accused had allegedly studied the 2025 Meghalaya case in which a newlywed woman, Sonam Raghuvanshi, was accused of killing her husband by pushing him into a gorge with the help of her lover.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Siya and Chetan took cues from the case, widely discussed as \u201cOperation Honeymoon\u201d, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Pune superintendent of police (SP) Sandeep Singh Gill said the duo allegedly watched films based on murders before planning Ketan\u2019s murder.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The SP and his team relied on digital, cyber and forensic evidence in the case \u2014 a critical part of the chargesheet.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>According to the chargesheet, Siya and Chetan visited several locations, including Tiger Point in Lonavla on May 21, to identify a suitable place for Ketan\u2019s murder so that it looked like an accidental death \u2014 a person slipping and falling fatally. <!-- -->Police said they learnt from the internet about the death of a woman (21) from Sangvi after falling from Lohagad Fort in March 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The chargesheet stated that Siya and Ketan subsequently visited Lohagad for trekking on May 29, during which she allegedly identified a spot from where he could be pushed into the gorge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The two returned to Lohagad on June 14, when Siya allegedly made an unsuccessful attempt to push Ketan into the gorge. <!-- -->After he managed to regain balance, Siya claimed that a snake had appeared at the spot, the chargesheet stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Siya and Chetan allegedly planned another visit to Lohagad, this time using the fake \u201cMahi\u201d account to persuade Ketan to accompany Siya for her birthday celebrations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Police claimed that the plan was finally executed on June 18, when Ketan was pushed into the gorge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The chargesheet stated that Ritesh played an advisory role in the conspiracy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>He was allegedly involved in discussions about how Ketan should be killed, including whether Ketan\u2019s hands and legs should be severed or if someone else should be engaged to kill the businessman.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>Police said Ritesh advised Chetan and Siya on avoiding police action after the crime, protecting themselves from CCTV surveillance and limiting the use of cellphones.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>The chargesheet contains statements of over 100 witnesses, including some purported eyewitnesses.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>It includes medical and postmortem reports, gait analysis conducted to establish the movements of the accused, reconstruction of the crime scene, CCTV footage, cellphone call and chat records, and medical and forensic examination reports.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/pune\/fake-social-media-id-used-to-lure-ketan-to-lohagad-fort-for-third-time-on-june-18-police\/articleshow\/134360038.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan Agarwal PUNE: Siya Goyal and her boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary allegedly used a fake social media account \u2014 \u201cMahi\u201d \u2014 to lure her fianc\u00e9 Ketan 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