Fiancé killed in guise of birthday trek in Pune: Youth in love, turning murderous?

This news bulletin covers a series of fatal crimes within relationships, focusing on the Pune Fort murder case where Siya Goyal and her friend, Chetan Chaudhary planned the fatal fall of her 26-year-old fiancé Ketan Agarwal that led to his death on June 18. Experts analyse the psychological factors behind these crimes, including psychopathic tendencies and societal pressures. In political developments, Members of Parliament from Maharashtra and West Bengal met the Lok Sabha speaker to demand separate seating and protection under the anti-defection law. Meanwhile, the Punjab government faces backlash over allegations of bribing officials to manipulate a forensic report regarding a sacrilege video. Civic and safety updates include a ban on commercial basement activities in Lucknow following a toxic fire, a fatal metal shed collapse in Kolkata, and technical snags in the Bengaluru metro. Additionally, a Mumbai municipal worker fell into an open drain during a monsoon inspection, and a fugitive businessman faced a loan recovery setback in an overseas court.