On Sunday, 16 June, an altercation between the police and Sarabjeet Singh, a Sikh auto driver went viral on social media, triggering outrage over the police's behaviour.

Videos of the altercation were shared widely on social media. In one of the videos, the driver was seen chasing policemen with a sword in his hand, while in another video, the policemen were seen thrashing him with lathis and dragging him on the ground.

A police officer was also injured in an altercation.