Ketan Agarwal Murder Case: 'What Has Happened To Pune? It Used To Be A Peaceful City,' Say Netizens
· Free Press Journal

The shocking twist in the Ketan Agarwal death case has left netizens stunned, with many questioning what has happened to Pune, once regarded as one of the most peaceful cities in the country.
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An X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, "What happened to Pune? It used to be one of the most peaceful and beautiful cities to live in, but it has been getting a lot of negative attention lately. Porsche case. Ketan Agarwal story. Constant memes calling it a hookup and dating capital. Sad to see such a beautiful place becoming famous for all the wrong reasons."
What happened to Pune? It used to be one of the most peaceful and beautiful cities to live in, but getting a lot of negative attention lately.
— Aaraynsh (@aaraynsh) June 24, 2026
Porsche case. Ketan Agarwal story. Constant memes calling it a hookup and dating capital. Sad to see such a beautiful place becoming…
"This morning, my father called me and asked if I was okay. He told me to avoid going on treks and be wiser about whom I am friends with. Lately, Pune has been getting labelled negatively -- the Porsche case, club culture, and now this Ketan Agarwal murder case. As an outsider living in Pune, one has to constantly reassure one's parents that one is doing fine," another user wrote.
Today morning my father called me and asked if I am okay.
— Dhimahi Jain (@Dhimahi11) June 24, 2026
He simply told me to avoid going on treks and be wiser about whom I am friends with.
Lately, Pune has been getting labelled negatively – earlier in recent year, the Porsche case, club culture, and now this Ketan Agrawal…
Meanwhile, some users attributed this to the changing demographic of Pune.
"I spent around 6-7 years in Pune. Let me assure you, it was never peaceful. A sudden influx of real estate money just made maniacs ready to fight even over the smallest things. Auto walas going berserk. Senior citizens ready to fight because they were addressed as 'uncle'," a user wrote.
How 2 Clues Helped Pune Police Solve Ketan Agarwal Murder Case, Arrest Siya Goyal & Chetan ChaudharyAnother user commented, "Post-2010, Pune has lost track. Maybe it's an effect of inward domestic migration of all kinds of people into this city, which earlier had very little influx, or maybe it's an effect of the overall shift in societal thinking, behaviour, and morality that is happening all across the world."
"Delhi-Mumbaification of every good city is the final ending. My hometown, Indore, is also going a similar way," a third user stated.
I spent around 6-7 years before leaving Pune. Let me assure you it was never peaceful
— Amit (@blahblahwarrior) June 24, 2026
Sudden influx of real estate money just made maniacs ready to fight even for smallest stuff, auto walas going beserk
Sr. Citizen ready to fight coz usko Uncle kar k address kiya
Post 2010 Pune las lost the track. May be it's an effect of inward domestic mobilization of all kinds of crowd into this city which earlier had very less of incoming flush or may be it's an effect of overall societal thinking, behavioral and morality shift which is happening all…
— Praveen Kumar (@imPraveenk) June 24, 2026
Reason: Non-Punekars
— Vedvrat (@I_am_Vedvrat) June 24, 2026
Pune EXPRESSWAY
— AlkaSahu (@AggaAlka) June 24, 2026