The incident occurred on November 24, 2018, but arrived to media attention in January 2019, immediately after Kim posted a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae web page detailing his assault by Burning Sun staffers and mistreatment by police and even more stating that woman shoppers had been drugged by staffers and the club experienced a corrupt romance with district police. Chopra, Anupama (January 21, 2011). "Newswallah: Bollywood Edition".