Overview
- Pune Rural Police have arrested Sia Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary in the investigation of Ketan Agarwal’s death and carried out a scene reenactment at Lohagarh Fort to compare suspect statements with the physical layout.
- A cab driver told investigators that Sia opened the trunk and removed an item before Agarwal’s passport was reported missing, a claim police say supports their view that the passport disappearance may have been deliberate.
- Police say phone locations, call records, CCTV and deleted-chat recovery are being examined and that suspects confessed to scouting the fort and rehearsing the attack; Maharashtra has appointed senior prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam to the case.
- The Ram Mandir donation probe, led by a state SIT, has produced eight arrests, recovery of about ₹79.85 lakh, recorded Champat Rai’s statement, and issued notices to roughly 70–80 people and several banks for account and locker records.
- Key next steps in both inquiries are pending FSL and digital‑forensic reports and bank‑trail analyses, which investigators say will shape charges, potential additional arrests, and prosecutorial strategy.