Accused Escapes Police Custody Twice in 24 Hours, Nabbed from Forest

News18 Hindi · india

A 25-year-old undertrial prisoner in Coimbatore, Raghavan, escaped police custody twice within a 24-hour period. He was initially apprehended but managed to flee the same evening. Later, while being transferred to Coimbatore Central Jail, he attacked accompanying police officers and escaped again. Authorities deployed six special teams and used drone surveillance to track him down in the dense Sathyamangalam forest area of Erode district, leading to his eventual arrest. Four police personnel were suspended following the security lapse.