The villagers claimed that the main accused Wasim is a history-sheeter with past criminal records. Wasim had allegedly mobilised Muslims in the area to remove the Hindu temple.
Senior Congress leader and deputy CM G Parameswara had alleged that BJP is trying to destabilise the government after media reports stated that the chartered plane that flew the rebel MLAs to Mumbai belonged to Jupiter Capital, a firm founded by BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar.