A group of armed men entered the high security Nabha Jail and escaped with six prisoners on Sunday.
A young woman died after being hit by a bullet when the vehicle she was travelling in jumped a security barrier about 20 km away from the Nabha Jail on Sunday.
Punjab's Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora admitted that the victim was killed in a case of firing following "mistaken identity".
The woman was travelling in a car which was signalled to stop by police personnel at a security barricade set up on the Nabha-Cheekha Road near Samana town. However, the car driver did not stop.
Following this, the police party at the barricade opened fire and a bullet hit the woman. She succumbed to her injuries after some time.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Residents of nearby villages caught hold of one policeman involved in the firing incident even while his other colleagues fled from the spot in a black Mahindra Scorpio.
Punjab was put on high alert following the Sunday morning sensational jailbreak at the maximum security Nabha Jail, 100 km from Chandigarh, in which some armed men attacked the jail and escaped with six prisoners, including two terrorists and four gangsters.