The incident occurred at the Nam Song Tien Water Supply Branch of Dong Thap Province Urban Environment and Water Supply Joint Stock Company.

Through the source of the crime report, the police force verified and investigated the case. Thereby, it was clarified that a group of officials of the Nam Song Tien Water Supply Branch had made incorrect records of payment and settlement of labor costs, causing property damage to the company of more than 1.1 billion VND. The defendants colluded to falsify payment and settlement records from 2018 to 2023.

Since then, the Investigation Police Agency of Dong Thap Province Police has prosecuted and banned 3 suspects from leaving their place of residence, including: Ho Minh Cuong (born in 1972, Director of the Nam Song Tien Water Supply Branch); Tran Tien Dat (born in 1971, Head of the Company's Technical Department); Chau Vinh Loc (born in 1978, Head of the Branch's Construction Technical Department).