The boys in Mumbai had allegedly borrowed money from Gautam Dilip Goswami, aka Rithik (25). After they failed to repay the loan, Goswami enlisted three others—Panjubhai Goswami, Dheeraj, and Bharat—to abduct and brutally assault them. The group forcefully took the victims to Pune before returning to Mumbai, where the abuse took place in a private office.