ISKCON released the following statement to the media, “A video of some altercation at ISKCON Patna surfaced yesterday night. It is unfortunate and painful that some differences between different members of the community escalated into something that doesn’t represent the teachings and values of ISKCON, which are practiced by lakhs of its members across the world.

The affected members from yesterday have been offered support by ISKCON.

Being a responsible institution, all grievances are taken seriously and looked into fairly to ensure justice is done to every concern/issue and the faith of lakhs of devotees in the movement is preserved.

A team of four senior members of ISKCON in the region are looking into matter and will present a report to the leadership to help them take the necessary action.”