US EditionRape-Murder Convict Govindachamy Caught Hours After Escape From Kannur Central Jail
KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA, JUL 25 – Govindachamy escaped despite his disability and high-security measures, triggering a swift manhunt that ended with his recapture hours later, highlighting serious prison surveillance failures.
- Govindachamy, convicted of rape and murder, fled from his secured cell within Kannur Central Jail at approximately 1:15 am on July 25, 2025, but was later apprehended the same day in Kannur.
- Govindachamy, convicted for the 2011 rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya, escaped by cutting iron bars, tying remand prisoners' clothes into a rope, and scaling the prison wall amid alleged security lapses.
- Authorities only noticed his absence during morning rounds near 5 am, triggering a statewide manhunt with alerts to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka police and increased surveillance at transport hubs.
- The victim's mother accused the police of facilitating Govindachamy's jail break and insisted that stronger punishment, including the death penalty, was warranted for the repeat offender. Meanwhile, former BJP leader K Surendran claimed that the power outage was intentionally caused to aid his escape.
- The escape sparked political and public criticism, an ordered inquiry into security breaches, and a Special Investigation Team formation, highlighting concerns over prison surveillance and convict management.
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