Tragic death of Ketan Agarwal of Pune raises questions about trust, betrayal, motive, and….
........... Premeditated Crime!
Our Community Health and human psychology expert *Dr Naresh Purohit, (Advisor – National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) analyses the trust deficit andreasons for betrayal motives among the Youth!
New Delhi: The recent tragic incident of young real estate director Ketan Agarwal who was pushed to death from Lohagad Fort by his fiancee Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary after a meticulously planned plot is a heartbreaking reminder of the devastation caused by dishonesty in relationships.
This incident has raised disturbing questions about trust, betrayal, motive, and premeditated crime. It is a case that shows when love turns into murder.
Just a year apart, the deaths of Ketan Agarwal and Raja Raghuvanshi of Indore reveal striking similarities involving alleged betrayal, secret relationships and murder accusations.
While the two cases unfolded hundreds of kilometres apart and under different circumstances, both are linked by a disturbing common thread. Allegations that the victims were killed by women they were planning to spend their lives with, with another man allegedly playing a role in the crime.
The comparison has resurfaced after the arrest of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary in connection with Agarwal’s death at Lohagad Fort near Pune.
The Lohagad incident was initially treated as an accidental death. However, investigators later found evidence that led them to suspect foul play.
Police allege that Goyal was in a relationship with Chaudhary and did not want to marry Agarwal despite their en
gagement earlier this year.
According to investigators, Chaudhary was present at the fort when Agarwal died. Police claim the two conspired to kill him and staged the incident as an accident. Both have been arrested, and a murder case has been registered.
Though the investigations remain separate in Raja and Ketan incidence, similares are striking. In both cases, the victims were approaching major life milestones and
alleged affairs are noted . Also both the deceased men entered relationships arranged by their families.
*Dr. Narresh Purohit-MD, DNB, DIH, MHA, MRCP(UK), is an Epidemiologist, 
and Advisor-National Communicable Disease Control Program of Govt. of India, Madhya Pradesh and several state Health organizations. He’s the Principle Investigator – Association of Studies In Behavioural Science), Dr. Purohit is also Advisor-National Mental Health Program .
