After the victim's mutilated body was found, the infuriated villagers staged a protest accusing the police of inaction in the matter. The protestors even blocked National Highway 27.
On the 29th of July, three major accidents of electrocution during the Muharram procession were reported in three states of Northern India – Gujarat, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
Rajesh and his family had also alleged earlier that Kataiya SI Ashwini Tiwari had supressed Rohit's post-mortem report for over 22 days. In a video, they had also alleged that Tiwari had misbehaved with Rohit's mother.