India, June 29 -- The legal battle in the Ketan Agarwal murder case has taken a turn as confusion grows over who is representing prime accused Siya Goyal.

A day after advocate Aashutosh Srivastava publicly defended Siya Goyal and questioned the evidence of her alleged confession during police custody, another lawyer claimed to be her legal representative.

Siya Goyal's brother has also denied ever hiring Srivastava.

"We have never hired him (Advocate Aashutosh Srivastava), and he is not someone that we have hired from our family. I know nothing about what he is claiming," Sahil Goyal told news agency ANI.

Advocate Vipul Dushing told reporters on Monday that he, along with his team, would be representing Siya Goyal in the case.

"We are...