Pune Trekker Murder: CCTV Footage and Unusual Hoodie Help Police Crack Lohagad Fort Case

It was the kind of heartbreaking tragedy from a traveller's worst nightmare: a young businessman, taking a scenic summer trek at Pune’s historic Lohagad Fort with his fiancee and friends, slips near a cliff edge while taking photos and falls into a 400-foot gorge. The police understandably registered it as a tragic accidental death when Siya Goyal tearfully told them on June 18 that her fiancé Ketan Agrawal had lost his footing.

But one security camera and a surprisingly out-of-place wardrobe choice were about to turn the whole story upside down.

 The Clue of the Camera

As Pune Police started the routine checking of CCTV footage around the fort to reconstruct Ketan’s last hours, they saw something that didn’t seem right. All through their trek there was a man who trailed Ketan and Siya, just a few paces behind.

At first glance he only looked like a typical tourist. But when investigators laid out the timeline, it became clear that this stranger wasn’t just walking the same path – he was stalking the couple’s every move.

A Hoodie in 33C Heat

The digital trail was disturbing, but it was the stalker’s outfit that practically shouted for attention. It was a hot summer day, and the temperature was around a sweltering 33°C (over 91°F), yet the man was wearing a heavy winter hoodie.

For the veteran investigators, this was not just bad fashion; it was a red flag flashing in the dark. In a hot summer trek a thick hoodie is only good for one thing: to hide your face from cameras and witnesses. This little detail was to become the anchor of the whole investigation.

 The Plot Thickens: From Mistakes to Misgivings

When the hooded man was identified as a local, Chetan Chaudhary, the police began to poke holes in the story. “Discrepancies started emerging all over the place between physical evidence at the gorge and statements made at the scene.”

Background checks and digital forensics came back with the ugly truth. Siya Goyal was not a mourning fiancée; she was allegedly in a secret relationship with Chetan Chaudhary.

The investigators say that the romantic birthday trip to the fort was a carefully laid trap. The duo, it is said, lured Ketan to the edge on the pretext of taking photographs before catching him off guard and pushing him into the abyss.

The Perspective

What started as a simple, accidental fall has become a chilling, high-profile premeditated murder case. Chetan and Siya are both under arrest. As prosecutors prepare their case to ensure the duo faces justice, Pune Police are locking down digital records, forensic data and witness testimonies. It’s a stark reminder of how sometimes the smallest of details – like a heavy sweatshirt on a sweltering summer day – are all it takes for the truth to catch up.