After their acquittal, the people demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incident. After lot of deliberations, the case was finally handed over to the CBI. It was decided that the FIR pertaining to the exploded bomb would be handled by the CBI and the other FIR would be probed by the Hyderabad police.
Even as the confusion looms large, Shahid's father and several others in Hyderabad believe that Bilal is dead after being shot down in an encounter in Pakistan. Today, Bilal's 16-11-240 residence in Hyderabad's Moosrambagh locality wears a deserted look.