Lakhbir Singh admitted to receiving a phone call instructing him to carry out the actions in return for a monetary reward.

The killing began with the victim's hand and a leg being chopped off, and later his body was hanged on a barricade near the farmers’ protest site.

[6] Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) distanced itself from the desecration and subsequent killing of the man, and agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.

[7] The Bhim Army extended financial support for the family of the victim and demanded an impartial probe from the CBI.

[9][10] Meanwhile, the victim's family has complained to the "National Commission for Scheduled Castes" about the lack of support from the Punjab state government.