According to the Cyber Police Station, Central Division, Worli, the operation began after police received specific information on July 29 that Salman Pathan and his associates were planning to withdraw money deposited in mule bank accounts

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident took place on May 5, when the complainant received a call from a person claiming to be an official from the Divisional Railway Manager's (DRM) office