Her story was published on February 24 after conducting the sting wherein she had interviewed five persons on the pernicious sahayak system. However, after the story was published, one of the persons she interviewed—Gunner Roy Mathew—was found dead in his barracks. According to Free speech Collective, “there was no clarity forthcoming as to when and how he died as his body was found in a highly decomposed condition…” Following this, an FIR was registered for abetment of suicide against Poonam Agarwal and Deepchand for offences punishable under Sections 306,451, 500 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Offences punishable under Sections 3 and 7 of the Official Secrets Act were also included in the FIR, reported Live Law.