Overview
- Jharkhand Police registered the FIR on August 8 at Baba Baidyanath Mandir Police Station for “forcible entry” and hurting religious sentiments
- The complaint alleges the MPs entered the inner shrine between 8:45 pm and 9 pm on August 2 despite VIP and VVIP entry restrictions
- A scuffle with temple security caused panic among thousands of devotees and disrupted the 'kancha jal puja' ritual
- Nishikant Dubey posted on X that he will surrender at the Deoghar police station and filed a privilege complaint against state officials
- Manoj Tiwari has not responded to media requests for comment on the FIR or on plans to face arrest