Passers-by alerted members about sack near temple, leading to protest and road blockade. Police reached with heavy force, registered FIR against unknown persons, and began identifying accused through CCTV footage from surrounding areas.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in its judgment, had noted that the accused was not suffering from a mental disorder at the time of committing the crime.
The ASI recorded the presence of wall alignments, pillar bases and stone flooring whose orientation and layout matched traditional temple architectural plans.