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A day after the prisoner escaped from the district jail, Tirupur Metropolitan Municipality, 24-year-old prisoner M from Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi. A special team was formed to search for Surya.
The prisoner, official sources said, was found missing during roll call on Saturday (December 21, 2024) evening. The jail administration then registered a complaint with the Tirupur North police.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Surya, who was arrested and detained in the Nallur border chain-snatching case last month, escaped during a power cut after the CCTV cameras were switched off.
Coimbatore Range Jail DIG G Shanmuga Sundaram conducted the inquiry at Tirupur District Jail on Sunday (December 22, 2024).
published – December 23, 2024 at 12:51 pm IST