On Friday evening, crime branch unit III's senior inspector Jagdish Sahil discovered the mysterious murder of a police informant, his long-time friend Avinash Solanki, aka Bali, 40, in an Andheri office. Avinash was found in a pool of blood, after being seemingly hit brutally on the head.

Earlier that day, Avinash had spent time with his brother Dilip and his family at his Oshiwara home. Later, he'd cancelled his dinner plan with Sahil to go meet Nilesh Shukla, another friend, to help him in his marital problems. Sahil couldn't reach Avinash after 7 pm that day, so he contacted Dilip, who told him he, too, was not able to reach Avinash.