‘Nation shaken’: Ujjwal Nikam of Kasab 26/11 case fame is govt lawyer in Pune and Ketan’s homicide by fiancée Siya Goyal
Ujjwal Nikam, identified for being a authorities lawyer within the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault case of 2008 and different high-profile circumstances, has been appointed as Particular Public Prosecutor within the Ketan Agarwal homicide case in Maharashtra, whereby the 22-year-old man was killed allegedly by his fiancée Siya Goyal and her lover Chetan Chaudhary in Pune.
Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Nikam on Friday mentioned he accepted the accountability following a request from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the sufferer’s household. Nikam mentioned he obtained a name from the CM within the afternoon, and he knowledgeable him that the Agarwal household had met him and sought his appointment within the case.
“Your entire nation has been shaken by this homicide,” he advised information company ANI in Mumbai.
“The police investigation is at present underway; we’ll solely have the ability to disclose the standing of the investigation as soon as the cost sheet has been filed. This can be a important accountability, as I’ve dealt with and proceed to deal with many such circumstances within the state of Maharashtra,” he mentioned.
“The rule of regulation should be upheld in Maharashtra, and with that sentiment in thoughts, I advised the CM, ‘Sure, I’ll definitely look into this’,” he added.
What is the case
Earlier within the day, the daddy of Ketan Agarwal met CM Fadnavis in Pune and demanded fast-track justice.
The federal government has accepted the demand for establishing a fast-track court docket apart from appointing Nikam as the general public prosecutor.
Ketan Agarwal died on June 18 after falling from Lohagad Fort close to Pune.
Police are investigating it as a suspected homicide case. His fiancee, Siya Goyal, and her pal, Chetan Chaudhary, have been arrested and are at present in police custody because the probe continues.
Nikam and his document
Ujjwal Nikam has served as a public prosecutor in a number of high-profile felony and terrorism circumstances, together with the 1993 Bombay bombings, the homicide of music business honcho Gulshan Kumar, and the 2008 Mumbai terror assaults involving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
In April 2024, he entered politics by becoming a member of the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) and resigned from his ongoing circumstances to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North Central seat, however misplaced. The state authorities reappointed him to his earlier authorized roles later, and in July 2025 he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu.
Throughout the 26/11 case trial, Nikam promoted the narrative that terrorist Ajmal Kasab demanded mutton biryani in jail; years later, Nikam admitted the declare was fabricated. He mentioned he lied to the media to defuse public sympathy, if any, after Kasab was seen wiping away tears within the courtroom.
