India, June 25 -- As investigators pieced together the events leading to Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal's death, one question kept surfacing: If Siya Goyal wanted to be with another man, why didn't she simply call off the wedding?

Police now claim they have an answer.

During questioning, Chetan Chaudhary allegedly told investigators that eloping was discussed but rejected because Siya believed it would tarnish her family's reputation. Instead, police allege, the couple decided to remove Ketan from the picture altogether.

"Chetan was asked why they did not consider running away and instead chose to eliminate Ketan. According to him, Siya was not in favour of calling off the engagement and eloping with Chetan, as she thought doing so wou...