Station House Officer (SHO) Lalit Bhati attempted to stop the offering of namaz outside the mosque gates, refusing to present any official orders and claiming that he had already informed the mosque committee earlier. When the mosque’s caretaker objected, Bhati warned that he would “eliminate” him. Villagers stated that namaz has traditionally been offered in this manner. Later, SDM Neeraj Dwivedi instructed the police to withdraw and allowed the namaz to be completed.