Ketan Vishal Agarwal, a 25-year-old heir of his family's real estate business in Maharashtra's Pune, survived a murder attempt by his fiancée days before he was pushed to death from Lohagad Fort near Lonavala on June 18.
According to the police, Siya Goyal, 20, initially told them that Ketan had slipped and fallen while taking photographs near the fort, but the case took a dramatic turn after the police arrested the victim's fiancée and her friend, Chetan Chaudhary, on suspicion of murder.
Investigation revealed that four days before his death, the couple had gone trekking to Lohagad, where Siya allegedly pushed Ketan, claiming she had spotted a snake and was trying to save him.
The police also found that Siya had hidden Ketan's passport to avoid a pre-wedding photoshoot in Bali, and that she was in a relationship with Chetan Chaudhary, 22, whose family runs a business in the same business district as Goyal's father.
The families were expected to spend around ₹14 crore on the celebrations, but Siya allegedly insisted that Ketan Agarwal take her for a hike to Lohagad Fort as a birthday gift ahead of her 20th birthday the following day.
Siya and Chetan have been booked for murder and conspiracy under sections 103 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and have been taken into custody.
