Investigators in Pune are treating the death of a 26-year-old man on a trek to Lohagad Fort as a murder rather than an accident. Earlier reports said Ketan Agarwal died after a fall, but police now suspect he was pushed into a deep gorge at the fort. According to multiple outlets, police detain his fiancée and her alleged male friend in connection with the incident and are shifting the case to a homicide probe.
The reports say the investigation involves allegations that the pair deliberately arranged for the man to be at the fort and attempted to present the incident as an accidental fall. One account also describes an alleged attempt to frame the death as something that happened during a birthday-related outing. The motive described by investigators in at least one report includes the fiancée’s reluctance to marry, alongside her alleged relationship with another man. The case is ongoing, with police continuing to examine the circumstances of the trek and the events leading up to the death.
