 After the trial , Manoj and Babli , accompanied by a team of five police officers assigned to them for protection , left for Chandigarh . The police left them at Pipli and slipped away . Suspecting foul play , Manoj and Babli did not continue toward Chandigarh , instead boarding a bus for Karnal . According to a statement filed by Chanderpati , later that day , around 3 : 40 pm , she received a call from a Pipli telephone booth from Manoj , who said that the police had deserted them , and Babli 's family members were trailing them , so they would try to take a bus to Delhi and call her back later . Babli asked for acceptance from Chanderpati , who replied affirmatively . That was the last time Manoj 's family heard from the couple . 
