Lohagad Fort Murder: Ketan Agrawal's family wants fast-track trial; 'We didn't take his concerns about Siya seriously'

popcorn numberJUNE 18 desc Day Ketan Agarwal was allegedly Killed classDefaultThe Agrawal family has been left shattered by the death of 26yearold businessman Ketan Agrawal who was allegedly murdered by his 20yearold fiancee Siya Goyal and her lover Chetan Chaudhary at Lohagad Fort in a chilling conspiracy that has shocked the nationThe tragedy has plunged the family into unimaginable grief with Ketanrsquos father reportedly requiring hospitalisation on Thursday due to emotional distressAs relatives gathered at the family home grief mixed with anger and a deep sense of betrayal Family members have now demanded that the case be tried in a fasttrack court and that the harshest possible punishment be awarded to everyone involvedSiya Goyal and Ketan Agrawal who were engaged in FebruaryldquoWe want justice not just for Ketan but for society The guilty should receive exemplary punishment so that no one dares to commit such a cruel and merciless act in the futurerdquo a family member saidSiya appeared affectionateAccording to relatives the family had initially questioned the haste with which the marriage was being arranged given accused Siyarsquos young age However repeated assurances from her family eventually convinced them to proceed Ketan and Siya were engaged in February in the presence of relatives from both sides Family members said Siya had visited their home several times and appeared affectionate and respectful toward everyone Ketanrsquos grandfather Surendrakumar Agrawal said ldquoWhenever she called she would greet me warmly and speak with great affection We never sensed anything unusual Our house has become empty The dreams we had for our grandson have been destroyed foreverrdquoVishal Agrawal the father of Ketan Agrawal who required hospitalisation on ThursdayPICSBY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTlsquoWe trusted Siyarsquos familyrsquoFor the Agrawals the pain is compounded by the fact that the accused belonged to a family they had known and trusted for decades ldquoWe have known the Goyal family for nearly 50 years We had family relations with them and trusted them completelyrdquo Ketanrsquos grandfather told a media person at his residence He added ldquoThe marriage proposal had come from their side We never imagined that such a tragedy would befall our familyrdquoFatherrsquos lamentKetanrsquos father Vishal broke down while speaking to reporters about the loss of his only sonldquoThey have taken away my child and my support in my old agerdquo he said ldquoIf she wanted to end the marriage she could have simply walked away Why did they have to kill my son I will not rest until every person responsible is punished We never thought those we had known for years could deceive us like thisrdquo he saidlsquoCanrsquot believe itrsquoldquoWe could not believe itrdquo Vishal said ldquoKetan was sharp careful and physically fit When we visited the spot later we felt something was wrong It did not appear to be a place from which he could have accidentally fallen Nothing can bring our only son back But those responsible must be punished quickly and severely Only then will Ketanrsquos soul find peace and only then will society receive a message that such crimes will not be toleratedrdquoFamily cites Ketanrsquos lsquodoubtsrsquoThe family said Ketan had occasionally expressed concerns about Siyarsquos behaviour after the engagement ldquoHe would tell me lsquoPapa have you made proper inquiries about this girl She often picks fights over small issuesrsquordquo Vishal recalled ldquoBut because we knew the family and trusted their assurances we did not take his concerns seriouslyrdquoAlleged Lohagad obsessionFamily members also stated that Siya had repeatedly insisted on visiting Lohagad Fort Even after visiting the fort twice earlier she allegedly persuaded Ketan to accompany her once again on June 18 under the pretext of celebrating her birthday According to the family Ketan was initially reluctant to go They claim Siya even contacted his mother and urged her to convince him Eventually Ketan agreed and left home that morning Within hours the family received news that he had fallen from the fortKey witnessThe Pune Rural Police Crime Branch has secured a crucial approver Neeraj Kumar an employee at the shop owned by Chaudhary has reportedly agreed to cooperate with investigators and is currently recording his statement Police believe his testimony could prove vital in establishing the alleged conspiracy behind Ketanrsquos deathThe phoneAccording to investigators mobile phone records have emerged as one of the most important pieces of evidence Police claim that on June 18 Chetan left his own mobile phone with Neeraj Kumar for nearly ten hours while carrying Neerajrsquos phone to Lohagad Fort in an attempt to conceal his movements Investigators say Neeraj answered calls received on Chetanrsquos phone throughout the day creating the impression that Chetan remained in Pune However technical analysis reportedly traced the location of Neerajrsquos phone to the fort when the crime allegedly occurredDigital evidenceCCTV footage obtained from a Pune cafe allegedly shows Siya and Chetan meeting a day before Ketanrsquos death Police are examining whether the hourlong meeting was linked to the alleged conspiracy The police were also analysing call records chat messages internet search histories and other electronic evidenceJune 18Day Ketan Agrawal was allegedly killed