PUNE: Pune Rural Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly being part of the conspiracy to kill realtor Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort in June, making him the third accused to be held in the case, officials said on Saturday.The arrested man, Ritesh Hange, is a friend of Chetan Choudhary, who police allege was in a relationship with Agarwal’s fiancée, Siya Goyal.Police said Goyal, 20, and Choudhary, 22, allegedly pushed Agarwal off a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18, resulting in his death.“During the investigation, it came to light that Ritesh was involved in the planning of Ketan Agarwal’s murder,” Pune Rural superintendent of police Sandip Singh Gill said.Hange has been arrested for his alleged role in the murder conspiracy, he said.
Third arrest in Ketan Agarwal murder case
Another police officer said Hange had been involved in planning the murder along with Choudhary and Goyal.“He was aware of the earlier plan of Goyal and Chaudhary to injure Ketan by breaking his hands and legs and subsequently eliminate him. After allegedly executing the murder at Lohagad fort on June 18, Chetan contacted Ritesh and informed him about it,” the officer said.Police said Hange was aware of the earlier plan to attack Agarwal before the alleged killing.
Alleged love triangle behind realtor’s killing
According to police, Agarwal and Goyal had got engaged in February, while she was allegedly in a relationship with Choudhary.Investigators allege that Goyal and Choudhary planned to eliminate Agarwal as they considered him an obstacle in their relationship.Hange is the third person arrested in the case after Choudhary and Goyal.(With PTI inputs)
