‘Meri poori duniya chali gayi’: Ketan Agarwal’s mother urges PM Modi to intervene in murder case. Today’s news
Seeking justice for her son, mother Ketan Agarwal has written an emotional letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his personal intervention in the murder case, news agency ANI reported. Ketan was allegedly murdered near Pune last month.
In the letter, Rakhi Agarwal described the devastating impact of Ketan’s death on her family, saying her “whole world has disappeared” since her son’s brutal killing.
“My son was brutally murdered and with him meri poori duniya chali gayi (my whole world is gone). Every corner of our home reminds me of him. His room, his clothes, his photographs and the silence that replaced his laughter remind me every day that he will never come back,” the letter read.
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Requests for speedy justice
Rakhi Agarwal also spoke about another tragedy that hit the family after Ketan’s death. She said Ketan’s grandfather died less than three weeks later, unable to cope with the grief of losing his grandson.
“Our family suffered another heartbreaking loss when my father-in-law died just 20 days after Ketan’s death. He loved Ketan dearly and could not bear the grief of losing his grandson. In a matter of days, our family lost two generations,” she wrote.
Appealing to the prime minister for timely justice, she urged that the case should not be delayed by legal or bureaucratic processes.
“With folded hands, I humbly request you to kindly ensure that my son’s case gets the attention it deserves and justice is served without undue delay. Please do not let Ketan become just another case file. He was someone’s son, someone’s grandson, someone’s brother, but for me, woh meri poori duniya tha (He was my whole world after that.),” the letter continued.
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She ended her letter by reaffirming her determination to continue the fight for justice and expressed hope that Prime Minister Modi would respond to her call.
“Every night I look at his photograph and say, ‘Beta, Maa abhi bhi tere liye lad rahi hai’ (Son, your mother is still fighting for you). I just pray that one day I can tell him, ‘Beta tujhe insaaf mil gaya’ (Son… you got justice). I sincerely hope you hear the voice of a grieving mother,” she said.
Father had previously written to President Murmu
The mother’s appeal comes days after Ketan Agarwal’s father, Vishal Agarwal, wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on July 10, seeking a speedy investigation and speedy justice.
In an email to the president’s secretary, Vishal Agarwal urged that the matter be heard in a fast-track court, saying the family was seeking early justice rather than special treatment.
“I am writing this email with a heart full of pain and hope. I am not writing as a businessman or someone of influence. I am just a father seeking justice for his son,” he wrote.
Describing the impact of the incident on the family, he said his father died just 20 days after Ketan’s death.
“Within just 20 days of losing Ketan, I also lost my own father. He loved his grandson more than anything. He could not bear the shock and grief of Ketan’s death. I lost both my son and my father in just 20 days. Our family was devastated,” the email said.
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Seeking a speedy trial, Vishal Agarwal urged that the accused be given the strictest punishment under the law.
An investigation is underway
Ketan Agarwal was allegedly murdered at Lohagad Fort near Pune on 18 June. According to investigators, his fiancee Siya and her friend and suspected lover Chetan Babulal Chaudhary have been accused in the case. An investigation is currently underway.
