Shoaib Sheikh said, "I extend my apologies to all Hindus. I shouldn't have said what I said. I respect Hindus, RSS and other Hindu organizations and also all the devotees who visit to Mahakal temple."
The accused Akhtar Ali has been booked under section 376 ab, 376 n, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 5 m, 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.