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Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar is working as an Associate Editor at India TV. He has over 20 years of experience in both broadcast and digital media. He specializes in covering national, international, political, social, sports, and crime-related news. Rajesh has extensive reporting experience across 12 states in India, having covered a wide range of major news events and developments. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from ISC, Pune. Originally from Gaya, Bihar, Rajesh is currently associated with the Maharashtra Bureau of India TV. He can be reached at rajeshkumar@indiatvnews.com.

Sukhbir Singh Badal, Akali Dal chief and ex-Punjab Deputy CM, attacked in Maharashtra; hospitalised
India | Aug 13, 2026, 04:33 PM IST
Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra's Nanded at the Mata Sahib Gurdwara. He has been hospitalised and receiving treatment.
Mumbai to get 238 new AC local trains early as Railways fast-tracks production, first rake by 2027
Business | Aug 12, 2026, 09:55 PM IST
The 238 additional AC local rakes approved for Mumbai will now be manufactured simultaneously at three railway production units.
Two killed including a child after massive fire breaks out in Mumbai highrise
Maharashtra | Aug 12, 2026, 08:35 AM IST
According to Dr Mugdha, CMO of Nanavati Hospital, six people were reported injured. Two of them were declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. The deceased have been identified as two-and-a-half-year-old Abir and 23-year-old Ankita.

Gen Z's grievances are genuine, I trust them blindly, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
India | Aug 06, 2026, 07:34 PM IST
On the students' protest and dialogues, Mohan Bhagwat said in democracy, protest is also a method to have consensus. He added that lot of views come together and a consensus is evolved after discussion, that discussion may happen through dialogue.
Former MP Vinayak Raut booked as daughter-in-law alleges black magic, forced cow urine consumption
Maharashtra | Jul 12, 2026, 12:57 PM IST
Apart from members of the Raut family, the FIR also names two self-styled godmen identified as Firoz Baba and Kazi Baba.
Several injured as BEST bus rams into 14 vehicles in Mumbai's Andheri Paschim
Maharashtra | Jul 10, 2026, 06:41 PM IST
The accident in the Andheri Paschim area of Mumbai, which happened after a BEST bus lost control and rammed into 14 vehicles, left several people injured, who were taken to a hospital for medical treatment.

Ketan Agarwal's grandfather Devidayal Agarwal, unwell since tragedy, dies
Maharashtra | Jul 05, 2026, 10:58 AM IST
Ketan Agarwal’s grandfather, Devidayal Agarwal had reportedly undergone a major heart surgery some time ago and had been dealing with ongoing health complications since then.
'Wedding that isn't going to happen': Siya Goyal's Snapchat text weeks before Ketan's murder emerges
Maharashtra | Jul 04, 2026, 05:53 PM IST
Screenshots have emerged of Siya Goyal's Snapchat conversation, wherein she is speaking to someone about booking tickets for her wedding with Ketan Agarwal, but adding that the wedding is not going to happen. Ketan was allegedly pushed by Siya and her lover Chetan off a cliff at Pune' Lohagad Fort.
Siya Goyal's polygraph test to be conducted in Ketan Agarwal murder case: Sources
Maharashtra | Jul 02, 2026, 10:07 PM IST
The police are seeking to conduct the polygraph test of Siya Goyal, who was the fiancé of 26-year-old realtor Ketan Agarwal. Sources have told India TV that Siya has given her consent for the polygraph test or the 'lie detector test'.

Assistant Commissioner among four suspended after man dies after falling into manhole in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Jul 02, 2026, 06:31 PM IST
Hours after a 60-year-old man lost his life after falling into an uncovered manhole in Mumbai's Chandivali area, the BMC has ordered the suspension of four officials, including an assistant commissioner. The incident happened amid the heavy rainfall in Mumbai.
Siya or Chetan? Pune Police seeks lie-detector test to confirm who pushed Ketan Agarwal
Maharashtra | Jul 02, 2026, 02:39 PM IST
Ketan Agarwal murder case: Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, are accused of pushing Ketan Agarwal to his death from a cliff at the Lohagad Fort in Pune district on June 18. Agarwal and Goyal were set to marry in November this year.
Who is Siya Goyal's real lawyer? Rs 10 crore defamation notice adds new twist to Pune murder case
Maharashtra | Jun 30, 2026, 12:55 PM IST
The Ketan Agrawal murder case has taken a new turn after advocate Ashutosh Srivastava sent a Rs 10 crore defamation notice to accused Siya Goyal's brother, Sahil Goyal, amid a dispute over her legal representation. Meanwhile, police continue their investigation into the murder conspiracy.

Siya wanted more time, not marriage; police allege Ketan's killing was meant to buy 3 years
India | Jun 27, 2026, 11:41 PM IST
Fresh details have emerged in the Ketan Agrawal murder case, with investigators claiming that prime accused Siya Goyal allegedly told police she did not want to marry Ketan Agrawal.
Video of Siya and Chetan at stadium surfaces for first time amid probe in Ketan murder case | Watch
Maharashtra | Jun 27, 2026, 11:43 PM IST
Siya (20) and her lover, Chetan Chaudhary (22), are accused of pushing Ketan off a cliff at Lohagad Fort in Maval taluka of Pune district, on June 18.
From a cricket match to Diwali party, how Siya met Chetan and plotted Ketan's murder
Maharashtra | Jun 27, 2026, 12:08 PM IST
Sources told India TV that Siya Goyal met her lover Chetan Chaudhary during a cricket match of her brother Sahil. They also exchanged over 2,000 calls from January to June, plotting Ketan Agarwal's murder.

'Ketan wore a wig but told me it was too late to stop the marriage,' sources quote Siya
Maharashtra | Jun 26, 2026, 05:57 PM IST
During questioning, Siya Goyal told investigators that her fiancé Ketan Agarwal used wig and she was upset with this. However, she was told by Ketan that the marriage was "too late to stop".
From hand gesture to response, how CCTV footage led to breakthrough in Pune fort murder case
Maharashtra | Jun 25, 2026, 12:38 PM IST
Ketan Agarwal died after falling into a gorge while visiting the Lohagad Fort. Initially, the incident was treated as an accidental death after Siya informed his family that he had slipped and fallen. However, fresh evidence prompted police to re-examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Ketan Agarwal murder: Pune Police detain Chetan's employee, probe use of phone in alleged conspiracy
Maharashtra | Jun 25, 2026, 10:19 AM IST
Pune murder: Chetan allegedly took one of his employee's cellphones and carried it with him to Lohagad Fort on the day of the murder on June 18.
CCTV clue, hooded man and chilling plot raise new questions in Pune man murder case
Maharashtra | Jun 24, 2026, 11:51 PM IST
The Pune Lohagad Fort death case has taken a dramatic turn after police uncovered suspicious CCTV footage, a mysterious hooded man and alleged signalling between key individuals. Investigators are now probing whether Ketan's death was part of a planned conspiracy.
Stolen passport, cancelled Bali trip, and a previous killing bid: Sinister conspiracy of Pune murder
Maharashtra | Jun 24, 2026, 08:14 AM IST
Pune murder: Ketan's fiance Siya Goyal, allegedly stole his passport ahead of their planned trip to Bali and destroyed it by tearing it apart and flushing the pieces down a hotel washroom. This was all a plan by Siya and her lover Chetan to take Ketan to Pune's Lohagad Fort to carry out the murder.