The railway authorities reached the coach and after talking to the passengers, an inquiry was set up and statements of some of the passengers and a few stall owners were recorded.
An unused porters' resting room in Bengaluru's KSR railway station had been used by Muslim workers and patrons to read namaz for a long time. However, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has recently taken objection to the practice, calling it "part of a conspiracy".