Chandigarh, May 11 -- Four persons, including the mother of a suspected drug peddler, were arrested after members of an anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) were allegedly assaulted during a raid to arrest the man in Chandigarh's Bapu Dham Colony area late Friday evening.

The suspect, Sunil Kumar alias Sunny, 32, managed to escape during the chaos.

Police said the ANTF had received information that Kumar was involved in the sale of drugs. Acting on the tip-off, a team intercepted him near the Sector 26 petrol pump, where he was spotted riding a two-wheeler.

When signalled to stop, Kumar allegedly abandoned his scooter on the road and fled on foot. Police personnel chased and caught him. By then, a crowd gathered and began pelting stones an...