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.
The police and district administration found that the SHOs of Muffasil, Basudeopur, Kotwali, Kashimbazar and Purabsarai police stations were negligent in their duty which led to the violence in Munger
Munger SP Lipi Singh had earlier defended the police violence on Durga Procession attendees in Munger and claimed that Hindus had fired, not the police