In their statement given to the police, the victim couple told that they had gone out to have dinner on Wednesday night and at around 11pm when they near the girl's paying guest accommodation, few people surrounded them. The boy, who went out of the car in order to check what was going on. There he was enquired about his identity. On learning about the boy's religion, they began abusing him and then barged into the car. The couple told that they had known each other for only 3 months.