Claim
According to sources, Siya has confessed to police that killing Ketan was easier than breaking off the engagement.
“सूत्रों के मुताबिक सिया ने पुलिस के सामने कुबूला है कि शादी तोड़ने से ज्यादा आसान केतन को मार डालना था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's sourced claim matches contemporaneous reporting by multiple independent outlets citing Pune Rural Police: accused Siya Goyal allegedly told interrogators that killing her fiance Ketan Agarwal (pushed from Lohagad Fort on June 18, 2026) was easier than calling off the engagement/wedding and confronting her family. No fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) had disputed this as of the July 2, 2026 broadcast. The anchor correctly attributed it to sources; confidence is capped below certainty because the confession comes from unnamed police sources during custody and is not court-verified.
Evidence
- https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ketan-agarwal-murder-case-latest-news-updates-accused-siya-goyal-tells-police-killing-fiance-felt-easier-than-calling-off-the-wedding-pune-rural-police-lohagad-fort-chetan-chaudhary-maharashtra-3214571 DNA India report (pre-broadcast) headlined that accused Siya Goyal told Pune Rural Police that killing fiance Ketan Agarwal felt easier than calling off the wedding, matching the anchor's claim. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.greatandhra.com/articles/special-articles/killing-him-was-easier-siyas-chilling-claim-stuns-cops/ June 26, 2026 article attributing to Pune Rural Police investigators that Siya said during custodial interrogation that killing Ketan was 'easier' than confronting her family about not wanting the marriage. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ketan-agarwal-murder-case-police-to-take-accused-chetan-chaudhary-to-lohagarh-fort-for-crime-scene-reconstruction20260701082219/ Wire agency ANI coverage (July 1, 2026) confirming the underlying case: Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary arrested for the murder of Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort, investigation ongoing. ✓ reachable · archived