Ketan Agarwal case: Trouble mounts for Siya Goyal’s family
Key takeaways
- A legal notices war has begun in the Ketan Agarwal murder case.
- The notice was sent by Advocate Ashutosh Srivastava to Sahil Goyal.
- Sahil Goyal, however, denied that his family had hired Srivastava to represent Siya and has instead hired advocate Vipul Dushing for Siya’s legal defence.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize. A legal notices war has begun in the Ketan Agarwal murder case. A lawyer representing Siya Goyal has issued a legal notice to her brother Sahil Goyal, seeking a public apology and a Rs 10 crore defamation lawsuit for defaming him and tarnishing his image.
The notice was sent by Advocate Ashutosh Srivastava to Sahil Goyal. Srivastava alleged that Sahil has defamed him by making disparaging remarks on his public forum regarding his right to represent Siya. According to Srivastava, a vakalatnama was duly signed by Siya for him to represent her, and the court record already bears his vakalatnama as a defense advocate for Siya. Sahil was warned to immediately withdraw his derogatory statements, or face civil defamation proceedings.
Sahil Goyal, however, denied that his family had hired Srivastava to represent Siya and has instead hired advocate Vipul Dushing for Siya’s legal defence. Sahil accused Srivastava of “obtaining her signatures by deceit” and stated that he has filed an affidavit regarding the matter with the court. During a recent court hearing, Siya reportedly clarified her position and told the court, “Aashutosh Srivastava is not my lawyer. Vipul Dushing is representing me.”