Although former Munger SP Lipi Singh had initially denied any instance of firing, the CISF report made it clear in their internal report that the police and the CISF had open fired at the devotees.
Bihar leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed Nitish Kumar Government for the decision. He called the chief minister the "Bheeshm Pitamah" of the corrupt and the "protector of criminals".