Kannur Central Prison escape exposes flaws in Kerala's prison system, prompting calls for reforms and better security ...

Grave lapses in Kannur Central Jail escape confirmed by DIG report, highlighting failures in surveillance and staffing.

KANNUR: A common practice among prisoners to keep reptiles away was exploited by Govindachamy to make good his escape from ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rape and murder convict Govindachamy’s jailbreak from the Kannur central prison has brought to fore the ...

Notorious criminal Govindachamy lost 19kg in 10 months on a chapati and water diet, using it in an escape attempt from Kollam ...

Soumya rape and murder case convict Govindachamy does not have an arm, police said as they informed public about the ...

Thiruvananthapuram: In a dramatic fallout of the recent jailbreak by rape-and-murder convict Govindachamy from Kannur Central ...

As of July 27, 2025, Kerala’s prisons are housing 10,054 inmates, well above the sanctioned capacity of 7,828.

Scaling the jail walls is a Herculean task even for fully fit people, but the hardened criminal, who is handicapped, managed ...

The Kannur Police on Friday went into a tizzy after it was informed of the escape of a rape and murder convict serving a life sentence in Kannur Central Jail. Govindachamy, who had been serving a life ...

Govindachamy, the convict in Soumya rape and murder case, escaped from Kannur Central Jail. A private sector employee ...

The method was similar to 'Ripper' Jayanandan, a death row prisoner who had in 2013 escaped from Poojapura Central Prison.