In Chandigarh, police officers were blinded by red pepper, and their handcuffs were removed using a pretext from the Ludhiana police. They were seen fleeing after deceiving them.

In Chandigarh's Sector-38, a drug smuggler escaped after evading the police team from Khanna CIA. According to the police, two officers had handcuffed him and taken him to his home around 6 pm on Friday evening. The house was to be searched for heroin that was allegedly recovered from the location provided by the accused. During this time, he claimed to need to go to the bathroom and asked for his handcuffs to be removed. The officers released his handcuffs. It is alleged that after this, the accused sought help from his relatives.