{
  "id": 8579180,
  "title": "Films, podcasts, Meghalaya honeymoon murder: How Siya Goyal and team planned Ketan’s killing at Lohagad Fort",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/films-podcasts-meghalaya-honeymoon-murder-how-siya-goyal-and-team",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:26:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/films-podcasts-meghalaya-honeymoon-murder-how-siya-goyal-and-team-planned-ketan-s-killing-at-lohagad-fort-101789866120895.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In June, Ketan Agarwal was allegedly pushed from Lohagad Fort, Maharashtra, leading to his death. Siya Pravin Goyal, Ketan's fiancée, along with her alleged lover Chetan Babulaal Chaudhary and Ritesh Sanjay Hange are the accused. The three have been jailed. Police have filed a massive 5,053-page charge sheet against them. The three initially planned to seriously injure Agarwal, then considered hiring an outsider to attack him before deciding to kill him themselves. The trio had watched movies based on murders, listened to podcasts on evading police detection, and studied the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam, who died during their honeymoon in Meghalaya last year. They chose Lohagad because of a previous death at the fort, where they believed Agarwal's death would appear accidental. The murder plans were disrupted when Goyal tore up Agarwal's passport in June. After that, she allegedly attempted to push Agarwal off the fort, but he didn't fall. She then pretended there was a snake to make him move towards the edge, but the plan failed. Hange allegedly created a fake Instagram account to lure Agarwal to the fort, which was later deleted.",
  "summary": "The accused planned his death after failing to injure him, using digital evidence and over 100 witnesses.",
  "key_points": [
    "Siya Goyal, Ketan's fiancée, planned his murder with Chetan Chaudhary and Ritesh Hange.",
    "Murder plans were halted when Goyal destroyed Agarwal's passport in June."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accused's meticulous planning, inspired by films, podcasts, and a similar murder case, reveals a calculated attempt to stage an accidental death, highlighting the darker side of relationships and premeditated crime.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}