Claim
Siya and Chetan had done thorough homework on what to tell the police and what stance to take during interrogation.
“पुलिस को क्या बताना है? पूछताछ के दौरान क्या रुख अपनाना है? इन सारे सवालों पर सिया और चेतन ने बकायदा होमवर्क किया था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim refers to the Pune Lohagad Fort murder of Ketan Agarwal (June 18, 2026), in which fiancée Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary are accused. As of the broadcast date, multiple mainstream outlets, citing Pune police, reported that the duo pre-planned the murder, rehearsed the cliff-push, wiped phone data before and after the crime, worked out ways to avoid police suspicion, and had a prepared cover story — Siya told police Ketan had accidentally slipped. The anchor's assertion that they did 'homework' on what to tell police and how to behave during interrogation matches these police-attributed findings. Confidence is moderated because the account rests on police interrogation disclosures reported by media, not yet on court-tested evidence, and no independent fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) has examined this specific narration.
Evidence
- https://www.thestatesman.com/india/ketan-agarwal-murder-accused-siya-goyal-her-boyfriend-chetan-rehearsed-cliff-push-1503612278.html Reports investigators' finding that the murder was meticulously planned, that Siya and Chetan explored ways to avoid police suspicion, and that after the killing Siya called police with a prepared story that Ketan had accidentally slipped into the gorge. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.thejbt.com/india/maharastra/ketan-agarwal-murder-case-siya-and-chetan-confess-rehearsed-the-murder-on-a-hill-news-313792 Reports that during interrogation both accused admitted they had scouted Lohagad Fort in advance and rehearsed the crime, indicating extensive pre-planning. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/pune-realtor-murder-siya-goyal-brother-grilled-for-over-10-hrs-accused-wiped-phone-data-before-and-after-crime-enn26062700951 Police said the accused systematically wiped their phone chat history and recycle bins before and after the crime, consistent with prepared efforts to mislead investigators. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/crime/news/story/pune-realtor-murder-siya-sitting-down-signal-was-also-meant-to-ensure-her-safety-lclnt-dskc-2589583-2026-06-29 Details from police investigation on the planned execution of the crime, including pre-arranged signals, supporting the picture of thorough advance preparation. ✓ reachable · archived