According to the FIR registered in the case, the mob had killed a man on May 4, who had tried to stop some people from raping his sister. According to the FIR, two women were paraded naked and sexually assaulted in front of other people. In another incident, a tribal woman lodged a complaint at Saikul police station, stating that her 21 year old daughter and her 21 friend were raped and brutally murdered on May 4 at a rented house near Konung Mamang. The woman said that they both worked as caretakers at a car washing station.