Pakyong, June 25 -- When 26-year-old real estate businessman Ketan Vishal Agarwal was found dead at the base of Lohagad Fort near Lonavala on June 18, 2026, the initial story was simple and tragic - an accidental fall during a trek. Within days, however, Pune Rural Police had unravelled what they allege is one of the most cold-blooded premeditated murders in recent Maharashtra history: a conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by his own fiancee, 20-year-old Siya Goyal, in collusion with her lover, 22-year-old Chetan Chaudhary.

A Pune court on Tuesday, June 23, remanded both accused to seven days of police custody, with the remand extending until June 29. But as the case enters the courtroom phase, a far more complex battle is about to begin -...