Pune: Senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam has been appointed special public prosecutor in the realtor Ketan Agarwal murder case.Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, had sought Nikam’s appointment after the murder of his son. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis accepted the demand and issued the necessary directions to the secretary of the law and judiciary department.Ketan (26) was allegedly pushed to his death by his fiancée Siya Goyal (19) and her boyfriend Chetan from Lohagad Fort on June 18. The duo had tried to pass it off as an accident but investigations by Pune Rural police revealed that it was a murder. Nikam will be responsible for effectively presenting the prosecution’s case.Pune Rural police completed the investigation and filed a 5,053-page chargesheet in the Vadgaon Maval court against Siya, her boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary and Chetan’s friend Ritesh Sanjay Hange. It included digital evidence, technical analysis reports and statements of over 100 witnesses.According to the chargesheet, Siya and Chetan had searched the internet for information about the death of a 21-year-old woman from New Sangvi after falling from Lohagad. Police stated that they accessed information about the Sonam Raghuvanshi murder case, which drew nationwide attention. The chargesheet also mentioned that the duo searched for information related to crimes and watched films depicting murders.
