In Ludhiana, half the people caught a thief; while running away, they were seen by neighbors, who raised an alarm, and people tied them to a pillar.

In Ludhiana, a local news headline/summary reports that thieves who attempted to target a house in Street No. 1 of New Shivaji Nagar at around 3:15 am were caught on the spot by locals. The accused had reached the second floor of the house. As soon as he tried to escape from the house after turning off the LCDs of the CCTV cameras, neighbors noticed him. When the neighbors raised an alarm, people gathered nearby and caught the thief. People also paraded the thief around.