Claim
Siya and Chetan had gathered information about which spot on the fort a push from would make the crime look like an accident.
“लोढ़ किले पर किस जगह से धक्का देने पर वारदात हादसा जैसी लगेगी। इस बारे में भी सिया और चेतन ने जानकारी जुटाई थी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's statement matches multiple independent news reports of the Pune police investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder at Lohagad fort (the anchor's 'Lodh' fort): investigators said Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary gathered information about several spots on the fort and chose where and when a push would be easiest and would pass off as a trekking accident, including a rehearsal and a prior failed attempt. No fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) disputed this as of the 2026-07-02 broadcast. Confidence is slightly below full because the details rest on police allegations pre-trial rather than adjudicated findings.
Evidence
- https://www.aajtak.in/crime/news/story/before-ketan-death-siya-chetan-allegedly-practised-how-to-push-him-off-lohagad-lclnt-rptc-2589030-2026-06-27 AajTak (2026-06-27) reports police findings that Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary had gathered information about multiple spots on Lohagad fort, decided which location and time would be easiest for the act, rehearsed the push beforehand, and researched murder methods on Google/YouTube. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/crime/i-didn-t-want-a-bald-stammering-husband-siya-goyal-s-chilling-list-of-reasons-behind-the-lohagad-fort-murder-plot-2026-06-26-129991 Republic World (2026-06-26) reports investigators found the pair chose Lohagad fort to make Ketan Agarwal's death look like a trekking-fall accident, including a failed first push attempt and a signal-based plan for the fatal June 18 push. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.inkhabar.com/india/pune-lohagad-ketan-agarwal-murder-case-chetan-chaudhary-siya-goyal-communicate-through-gestures-249576 Inkhabar reports the pair planned positions on the fort and used a pre-agreed gesture (Siya sitting down) as the signal for Chetan to push Ketan, consistent with premeditated spot selection. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/india/maharashtra/story/ketan-murder-case-police-siya-chetan-lohagarh-fort-crime-scene-recreation-video-lcla-rptc-2589182-2026-06-28 AajTak (2026-06-28) reports Pune police took the accused to Lohagad fort and recreated the crime scene with a dummy to verify the planned push sequence. ✓ reachable · archived