Ritesh Hange, a friend of Chetan Chaudhary, was allegedly involved in planning the murder committed at the Lohagad Fort on June 18, when victim Ketan Agarwal was on a trekking trip with fiancée Siya Goyal.

Ritesh Hange, a friend of Chetan Chaudhary, was allegedly involved in planning the murder committed at the Lohagad Fort on June 18, when victim Ketan Agarwal was on a trekking trip with fiancée Siya Goyal.

Initially treated as an accident, the case took a turn after Agrawal’s sister flagged inconsistencies in Goyal’s account of his fatal fall.

Pune Rural Police have arrested a classmate of prime accused Chetan Chaudhary in connection with the Chetan Agarwal murder case at Lohagad Fort. Named as a co-accused, the suspect has been remanded in police custody until 12 September. According to police sources, Chaudhary and his girlfriend Siya Goyal discussed the murder plan and its execution with the classmate prior to the crime on 18 June. Although he declined requests to accompany them to Lohagad, police suspect he had prior knowledge of the conspiracy. Traced through Chaudhary's phone records and electronic chats, the accused, originally from Beed district and working in Balewadi, is being questioned regarding his involvement in the conspiracy.

Ritesh Hange, linked to Ketan Agarwal's murder, arrested for conspiracy; third suspect in the ongoing investigation.

Ritesh Hange, linked to Ketan Agarwal's murder, arrested for conspiracy; third suspect in the ongoing investigation.