New Delhi, June 24 -- Siya Goyal did not want to walk away from her engagement with Ketan Agarwal and elope with her lover, Chetan Chaudhary, in fear of family humiliation, so she instead chose to kill her fiance.

26-year-old Ketan died while on a trek at Lohagad Fort near Pune on June 18. He was allegedly pushed into the gorge by his fiancee, Siya (20), and her lover, Chetan (22).

During the interrogation, co-accused 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 would bring disrespect to her family," police sources told news agency PTI.

Police said Siya and Chetan want...