After the first meeting in July 2025 at Thane’s Amber Cafe, Singh began selling crops from his agricultural land to fund his investment. In August, he paid ₹20 lakh in cash. He was also made to meet impersonators of Gupta and Khandelwal in a bid by the scammers to convince him. Online transfers made by Singh were to various accounts, including Vinayak Enterprises, a company that was not identified further in the FIR. Mint could not independently ascertain its identity.