Pune, June 26 (IANS) In the wake of the alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal at Pune’s Lohagad Fort, purportedly by his fiancee Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday underlined the need to introspect why educated youth are increasingly developing a “vengeful and distorted mindset”.

Interacting with reporters during his visit to the city, Fadnavis said: “This is an extremely shocking and incomprehensible incident. As a society, we need to introspect on why educated youth from good families are developing such a vengeful and distorted mindset.”

Questioning the reasons behind such extreme acts of violence, he said: “I believe this is not just a crime but also a social issue that needs serious consideration. Society must create a strong system to ensure that such vengeful tendencies and distorted thinking do not develop among young boys and girls. Overall, this incident is deeply tragic, serious, and shakes the very conscience of society.”

Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, met CM Fadnavis on Friday at Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch during the latter’s visit to Pune.

During the meeting, he requested the Chief Minister to ensure that the case is heard in a fast-track court so that the truth can come out as soon as possible. He also demanded that the accused in the case be given the strictest possible punishment.

Meanwhile, accused Siya Goyal’s advocate Ashutosh Srivastava said: “As far as the ‘vakalatnama’ is concerned, Siya herself has signed and given it to us, and we will file it in court at the earliest possible date.”

Responding to questions about the accused’s family, he said: “So far, we have not had any significant discussion with her family on this matter. I believe her family is already going through a great deal of distress; her father is hospitalised, so I don’t think that I should disturb the family members right now. We have got the required information from Siya.”

Srivastava told IANS that Siya is cooperating with the police in the case.

The Pune Rural Police are preparing to recreate the crime scene at Lohagad Fort as part of their investigation.​ The exercise is expected to help investigators reconstruct the sequence of events leading to Ketan Agarwal’s death and verify the version of events put forward by the accused.

–IANS

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