<p>The high surge in domestic violence complaints during the COVID-19 lockdown highlighted the plight of women trapped with abusive partners. The study examines the rise of domestic violence incidents during the first four phases of the COVID-19 lockdown. Adopting a mixed-method approach, the study analysed news clipping-based reported incidents at national and global levels, along with tracing a thematic trend and pattern of domestic violence along with the case studies based on the data collected from Chandigarh Police Headquarters (for the years 2018, 2019 &amp; 2020) by taking Chandigarh city as a case study. The study found the government’s inefficient approach regarding policing. Across quantitative analysis, most complaints were received from the city’s lower and middle-class sections that were most affected by the financial insecurity. Education and financial independence-based empowerment were found to be key factors for women in the context of safe homes. In contrast, the unsafe homes undeniably accepted the advancement of technological access as a boon. Still, masculine privilege remains a barrier for a woman. The imprints of inefficient strategies and inadequate safety measures were largely overserved, along with a revivalist approach at work during lockdown, bringing back the traditional forms of subordination of women.</p>