Shocked by the death of Raja Raghuvanshi on honeymoon and Ketan Agarwal before marriage. In both the cases, allegations of love affair, conspiracy and murder created a big mystery.
Prayagraj/Pune: Even the distance of time and geographical distance of hundreds of kilometers could not separate the horrific pattern of these incidents that took place in two different states. Raja Raghuvanshi of Indore and Ketan Aggarwal of Pune – two such young men, who had the crown on their heads or were about to get adorned. Both of them thought that they were going to make the most beautiful beginning of their life, but little did they know that the companions with whom they were roaming in the valleys of the high mountains holding hands, had conspired to push them into the deep abyss of death. On June 2, 2025, a groom’s body is found in a ditch in Meghalaya during his honeymoon. Exactly a year later, on June 18, 2026, another rich fiancee collapses and dies in the valley of a historic fort in Maharashtra. The horrifying similarities of these two murders are today shocking not only the police but the entire society.
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Part 1: Raja Raghuvanshi’s ‘Perfect Match’… which became ‘Perfect Murder’ on honeymoon
Everything was going well in the life of Raja Raghuvanshi, the younger son of a reputed transport business family of Sahakar Nagar, Indore. Through ‘Samaj Parichay Pustak’ (Traditional Matrimonial Directory), his relationship was fixed with Sonam Raghuvanshi, daughter of a plywood factory owner of Kushwaha Nagar. Sonam was educated and a self-reliant girl who handled the accounts and supervision of her father’s business. In the eyes of the society, this was a ‘perfect match’. On May 11, the couple got married with great pomp and show and within nine days the newlywed couple left for the mountains of Meghalaya to enjoy the pleasant weather. But on June 2, the silence of the plaintiffs turned into screams. The body of Raja Raghuvanshi was found in a deep ditch with serious injuries on the head. Investigation revealed that he was attacked with a sharp weapon (machete). Raja’s phone was switched off and his newlywed bride Sonam was missing from the spot.
that secret character of the conspiracy
When the police connected the links of this mysterious death, the truth of a planned murder came to light. Sonam was not happy with this marriage. Her heart beat for Raj Kushwaha, who worked in the billing department of her father’s factory. According to police investigation, Sonam and her boyfriend Raj together turned this honeymoon trip into a death trap. Today Sonam and her lover are facing punishment for their crimes behind bars.
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Part 2: That ‘Birthday Trekking’ of Lohagarh Fort and the bloody end of the 17 crore wedding
Just a year had passed since this horrific incident in Meghalaya, when on June 18, 2026, an even more shocking case came to light in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune. Ketan Agarwal, son of Maharashtra’s well-known construction king Vishal Agarwal, was scheduled to get married in a luxurious palace in Udaipur in November. For this royal wedding, the family had booked the palace for Rs 17 crore and even two private jets had been arranged for the guests. Just before the wedding, Ketan had gone trekking to the famous Lohagad Fort near Pune to celebrate his fiancee Sia Goyal’s birthday. After some time there was a scream on the hill. Sia tearfully said that while getting photographs taken on the banks of the valley, Ketan’s foot slipped and he fell into a deep ditch. The rescue team had to struggle for three hours to remove the body.
The ‘third’ person was hiding behind the camera
Initially it seemed like a tragic accident, but when the police, under the leadership of SSP Sandeep Singh Gill, analyzed the mobile data, telephone records and statements of eyewitnesses present at the spot, Sia’s story collapsed like a house of cards. The truth was that Sia was against this marriage. She was in love with her colleague Chetan Chaudhary. According to the police, the birthday trekking drama was staged only to remove Ketan from the way. Investigation revealed that at the time of the incident, lover Chetan Choudhary was also present on the same hill and both of them together had pushed Ketan into a deep valley. Both the accused have confessed to their crime.
Creepy similarities: Why were two innocent people sacrificed?
An analysis of these two high-profile cases reveals hair-raising similarities:
- Relationship of appearance: In both cases, the girls came under social or family pressure to formally accept the relationships, even though their hearts were somewhere else.
- Murder of trust: Both Raja and Ketan felt that they were starting a beautiful future with their soulmate. One was celebrating honeymoon, while the other was dreaming of the most expensive and grand wedding of his life.
- Selection of location: In both cases the murderers chose beautiful vistas of nature (mountains and ravines) to make the murder look like an ‘accident’.
Currently, Sonam is waiting for her fate in the jail cell, while the fate of Sia Goyal, the mastermind of Ketan’s death, and her lover Chetan Choudhary is now certain to be decided at the doorstep of the law. Both these incidents have proved that when relationships are poisoned by coercion and deception, even beautiful valleys become crematoriums.