Sanjay Gupta compares Siya Goyal to Rhea Chakraborty, and internet is not having it
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta urged people not to put Siya Goyal through a media trial before the evidence is tested. His comparison with Rhea Chakraborty's experience drew a sharp online backlash as police investigated Ketan Agarwal's death as alleged murder.
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has come under fire on social media after comparing the public scrutiny surrounding Pune murder accused Siya Goyal with the media trial faced by actor Rhea Chakraborty following Sushant Singh Rajput's death. While urging people not to repeat what happened with Rhea, Gupta's remarks sparked sharp criticism online, with many arguing that the two cases were not comparable.
The controversy began after Gupta shared a post on X in response to the ongoing coverage of the Siya Goyal case.
"Not standing in judgement. Not taking sides. Just saying — can we please stop doing to Siya what we did to Rhea? We all watched that circus. The trial-by-television. The verdict before the evidence. We never learn," he wrote.
Internet slams Sanjay Gupta
His post quickly drew criticism from several users, who questioned why he had compared the two cases.
One user wrote, "Comparing Siya to Rhea... the audacity, man, seriously?" Another commented, "Right, but how can the two cases be compared? Unless I've missed reading any new developments, wasn't Siya actually present on the scene when her fiance was pushed off the cliff?"
A third user said, "Sometimes you manage to pick the most illogical side of an argument. Stop trying so hard, Sir. Kiski nazron me oocha banna hai?" Another dismissed the post as "ragebait", while one user asked, "Are you serious? The eff kind of analogy is this?"
The debate comes amid developments in the alleged murder of 25-year-old Ketan Vishal Agarwal, the heir to a Pune-based real estate business. What was initially believed to be a trekking accident at Lohagad Fort near Lonavala on June 18 later turned into a murder investigation after police alleged that Agarwal had been pushed off the cliff.
According to the police, his fiancee Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, conspired to kill him as they wanted to marry each other despite Siya's engagement to Ketan. Investigators have claimed that Ketan had also survived an earlier murder attempt days before his death.
The comparison also brought back memories of the media frenzy surrounding Rhea Chakraborty in 2020 after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea faced multiple allegations from Rajput's family and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drugs-related case. She has since spoken publicly about the lasting impact the episode had on her life.
The Siya Goyal case has continued to make headlines in recent days. After Siya's brother, Sahil Goyal, denied that the family had appointed Aashuutosh Srivastava as her lawyer, Srivastava sent a Rs 10 crore defamation notice, alleging that false claims had been made about his role in the case.
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has come under fire on social media after comparing the public scrutiny surrounding Pune murder accused Siya Goyal with the media trial faced by actor Rhea Chakraborty following Sushant Singh Rajput's death. While urging people not to repeat what happened with Rhea, Gupta's remarks sparked sharp criticism online, with many arguing that the two cases were not comparable.
The controversy began after Gupta shared a post on X in response to the ongoing coverage of the Siya Goyal case.
"Not standing in judgement. Not taking sides. Just saying — can we please stop doing to Siya what we did to Rhea? We all watched that circus. The trial-by-television. The verdict before the evidence. We never learn," he wrote.
Internet slams Sanjay Gupta
His post quickly drew criticism from several users, who questioned why he had compared the two cases.
One user wrote, "Comparing Siya to Rhea... the audacity, man, seriously?" Another commented, "Right, but how can the two cases be compared? Unless I've missed reading any new developments, wasn't Siya actually present on the scene when her fiance was pushed off the cliff?"
A third user said, "Sometimes you manage to pick the most illogical side of an argument. Stop trying so hard, Sir. Kiski nazron me oocha banna hai?" Another dismissed the post as "ragebait", while one user asked, "Are you serious? The eff kind of analogy is this?"
The debate comes amid developments in the alleged murder of 25-year-old Ketan Vishal Agarwal, the heir to a Pune-based real estate business. What was initially believed to be a trekking accident at Lohagad Fort near Lonavala on June 18 later turned into a murder investigation after police alleged that Agarwal had been pushed off the cliff.
According to the police, his fiancee Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, conspired to kill him as they wanted to marry each other despite Siya's engagement to Ketan. Investigators have claimed that Ketan had also survived an earlier murder attempt days before his death.
The comparison also brought back memories of the media frenzy surrounding Rhea Chakraborty in 2020 after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea faced multiple allegations from Rajput's family and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drugs-related case. She has since spoken publicly about the lasting impact the episode had on her life.
The Siya Goyal case has continued to make headlines in recent days. After Siya's brother, Sahil Goyal, denied that the family had appointed Aashuutosh Srivastava as her lawyer, Srivastava sent a Rs 10 crore defamation notice, alleging that false claims had been made about his role in the case.
