A court in Vadgaon Maval on Friday remanded prime accused Siya Goyal and her alleged partner, Chetan Chaudhary, to judicial custody till July 16 in connection with the murder of 25-year-old realtor Ketan Agarwal.
The duo was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class AM Vibhute after the expiry of their police custody. Investigators sought a three-day extension, arguing that crucial digital evidence, including chats recovered from the accused’s mobile phones, was yet to be fully analysed.
According to the prosecution, several conversations were allegedly conducted using coded language and symbols, requiring further custodial interrogation to decode the messages and verify their relevance to the murder investigation.
However, the defence opposed the request, contending that the police had already been granted sufficient time to investigate and that no further custodial interrogation was necessary.
Investigators probe digital evidence in Ketan Agarwal murder case
After hearing both sides, the court rejected the prosecution’s plea and remanded both accused to 14 days of judicial custody till July 16.
Earlier in the day, police took Goyal to a hillock in Lullanagar as part of the investigation. According to investigators, Goyal and Chaudhary had allegedly rehearsed the murder there before allegedly pushing Agarwal off a cliff at Lohagad Fort on June 18.
The case has drawn widespread attention, with investigators relying heavily on digital evidence and forensic analysis to establish the sequence of events leading to Agarwal’s death.
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