PUNE: In a startling claim made during custodial interrogation, Lohagad Fort murder accused Siya Goyal allegedly told Pune Rural Police that plotting to kill her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal, was “easier” than confronting her family about her unwillingness to marry him, investigators said on Friday.According to police, Goyal also claimed she disliked Agarwal because he wore a wig. When questioned why she never informed her family that she did not want to go ahead with the marriage, she allegedly said she did not want to hurt them.Investigators said Goyal claimed she believed eliminating Ketan by pushing him into a gorge at Lohagad Fort was easier than facing her family and calling off the marriage. Police are verifying the statement as part of the ongoing investigation.Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, confirmed that his son wore a small hair patch and said Goyal and her family had been informed about it before the engagement.“Wearing a wig cannot be a reason to kill my son,” Agarwal told reporters.Meanwhile, Pune Rural Police on Friday questioned Goyal’s brother, Sahil Goyal, at the district police headquarters. Investigators are examining whether he was aware of Siya’s relationship with co-accused Chetan Chaudhary and whether he had informed other family members.Police said the investigation has revealed that the Goyal family became aware of Siya’s closeness with Chaudhary during a community cricket tournament in January. Investigators suspect that the difference in the financial status of the two families prompted Goyal’s family to arrange her marriage with Agarwal.The questioning of family members and associates is continuing as police seek to establish the full sequence of events leading up to the alleged murder.
