How did people in Shirdi react to Sai Baba's sudden agitation, and what did it signify?

When Kashiram was being attacked by thieves, Sai Baba, who was in Shirdi, began creating a scene by shouting, swearing, and showing other signs of great agitation. The people nearby who witnessed this did not see it as random behavior. As Chapter 0 explains, they immediately recognized that this meant a dear devotee was in grave danger somewhere. They understood that all of Baba's agitation was his spiritual method of actively protecting that devotee from the peril they faced. Their interpretation was proven correct, as this was the very moment Kashiram was fighting for his life against numerous armed thieves, and it was Baba's intervention that acted as the 'Savior' against the 'killer'.