Investigation in the car accident at Marine Drive revealed that the four friends were involved in high-speed racing, which resulted in the death of the teenage son of a hotelier and grievously injuring another who was behind the wheel. The friends of 18-year-old Aryaman Nagpal, the deceased, also told police that they were bored with the lockdown and hence decided to go for a 'joyride'.

An officer attached to Marine Drive police station said, "Shauryasingh Jain and Nagpal came in one car and were waiting for Rishabh Gupta, 20, and Vedant Patodia, 21. Both Gupta and Patodia came in two different cars. They all were racing when Jain lost control of his vehicle," the officer said.