 Since the village itself was under blockade (a constant occurrence during the first half of 1945), the group was apprehended by Partisans and taken to the town hall where they were interrogated.Thereafter, with their hands tied behind their backs with wire, they were escorted outside the village under Partisan armed escort.If the stated destination was the area's military headquarters in nearby Itebej, for further interrogation, as it was publicly stated later, they never reached it.