According to the police, the accused contacted the complainant on WhatsApp on July 7. He initially introduced himself as the personal assistant to BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay before later claiming that he was the MLA

The incident was reported to the MFB Control Room at around 10:26 am. According to the MFB, the incident occurred at Shaikh Khadan in Ketki Pada, an area that falls under the jurisdiction of the National Park