25 June,2026 08:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The legislator appealed to the government to closely monitor the case and ensure that the guilty are brought to justice. Representational Pic
Maharashtra Assembly's Presiding Officer Raju Khare on Thursday directed the government to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal, reported PTI.
Police on Tuesday said that 26-year-old Agrawal's fiancee, Siya Goyal, and her lover, Chetan Chaudhary, allegedly pushed him into a gorge off Lohagad Fort in Pune on June 18. Goyal (20) and Chaudhary (22) have been arrested.
Agrawal and Goyal were scheduled to get married in November at a palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
NCP member Sunil Shelke raised the issue in the state Assembly, demanding that Goyal's family be named as accused in the murder case, reported PTI.
He claimed that Goyal's family had concealed information about her relationship with another person from the Agrawal family and said the murder trial should be conducted in a fast-track court.
Khare, who was presiding over the House, directed the government to constitute an SIT to investigate the murder.
Shelke urged the state government to ensure justice for the victim's family.
The MLA said Agrawal's family was initially informed that he had died in an accident. However, a detailed police investigation later revealed that it was a case of murder.
He lauded the efforts of the Pune Rural Superintendent of Police and the investigating team, saying they carried out a thorough probe, collected evidence, and recorded witness statements to uncover the truth.
"What was initially projected as an accident was later found to be a murder following a detailed police investigation," the legislator said, PTI reported.
He also referred to alleged links between the accused, Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, claiming that phone records and other evidence had emerged during the investigation.
Shelke urged authorities to conduct an in-depth inquiry into all aspects of the case and demanded that it be tried in a fast-track court.
"If justice is to be delivered to Ketan Agrawal and his family, the state government must take cognisance of the matter and ensure appropriate action," he said.
The legislator appealed to the government to closely monitor the case and ensure that the guilty are brought to justice.
However, Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) member Bhaskar Jadhav questioned whether the presiding officer's directive is binding on the government.
He cited earlier instances where rulings of the Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson were overruled by the Chief Minister, stating that even rulings of the Assembly's Presiding Officer were not always implemented.
BJP member Sudhir Mungantiwar said the rules of the Council and the Assembly are different.
(With PTI inputs)
