A set of 4 sentences (A, B, C and D in the same order) have been given in the above question followed by five option choices. From the option choice provided look for the option choice that acts as the fifth sentence (conclusion) for the statements mentioned.

A. A couple of weeks ago, senior staff members of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department threatened to go on long leave, claiming they were fed up with ‘action’ taken against their colleagues.

B. They objected to the ‘bullying’ and ‘arm-twisting’ they were being subjected to, and claimed they were ‘being made to give confessions implicating co-workers’.

C. The department’s workforce, comprising around 1,000 persons, including 11 regional joint commissioners, 28 assistant commissioners and 300-odd executive officers.

D. All of them have been shaken to the core by the arrest of senior colleagues on what they claim are ‘impossible allegations’ of misappropriation of gold collected for the making of utsava murthis (icons used in processions) and collusion with idol thieves.