Taken aback by the sudden visit of the flying squad from Bharuch, the parents first refused to let the squad in, and later gathered near the entrance of M K Patel High School. The squad members reportedly asked a couple of students to remove their trousers on recovering chits from them.

This also became a cause of resentment among students and their parents. When the situation appeared to take a turn for the worse, the centre supervisor sought additional police force from the neighbouring Bardoli town.