Police in Maharashtra say 20-year-old Siya Goyal pushed her fiancé off a cliff at Pune Fort as part of a pre-planned murder plot [1].

The case highlights a coordinated effort to eliminate a partner, involving a secret lover and digital evidence that suggests the crime was meticulously timed.

Investigators found that Goyal placed a secret call lasting 34 minutes [1] to her lover, Chetan Chaudhary, shortly before the incident. Police said the call acted as a final go-ahead to execute the plan. A deleted chat between the two allegedly contained a "kill signal" used to synchronize the attack [1].

The victim, 25-year-old Ketan Agarwal, was pushed from the heights of the fort [2]. According to investigators, the plot unfolded despite the couple's public relationship milestones. The pair had become engaged in February 2024 [4].

Further evidence indicates the couple had planned a birthday celebration in Mahabaleshwar [5]. They were also scheduled to marry in Udaipur later in 2024 [6].

Chaudhary has been named as a co-accused in the case. Police said the evidence from the 34-minute call and the recovered digital communications establish a direct link between the two suspects and the death of Agarwal [1].

“The call acted as a final go-ahead for a plot to eliminate her fiancé”

The use of a 'kill signal' and a timed coordination call suggests a level of premeditation that elevates the case from a crime of passion to a calculated conspiracy. By linking digital forensics—such as deleted chats and call logs—to the physical crime scene at Pune Fort, investigators are building a timeline to prove that the murder was a joint venture between Goyal and Chaudhary.