According to the complaint copy, which has been made available to Deccan Chronicle, a person named Mr Chidambaram, who was wearing a security uniform snatched the GPS equipment from one of the senior scientists of the visiting team and also used abusive language against the members. The GPS unit was taken away by other individuals who were repeatedly asking the members to leave the site. The GPS unit was returned only after the entire data was deleted. A detailed complaint has been submitted to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and to the Convenor, NGT Committee.