Man arrested after escaping from Coimbatore police custody
The 25-year-old suspect was apprehended on Monday after fleeing while being escorted to Coimbatore Central Prison.
A 25-year-old man from Bhavani in Erode district was arrested on Monday after escaping from police custody on October 31, according to The Hindu.
Director-General of Police and Head of Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal confirmed the arrest of the man, identified as Raghavan.
A special police team reportedly arrested Raghavan in his native area on Monday evening. He was subsequently taken to a location within the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police jurisdiction for questioning.
Raghavan has multiple cases against him in Erode and Karnataka. He previously escaped from Karnataka police custody on June 19 within the jurisdiction of the Annur police while being brought to Coimbatore.
The Annur police arrested him on October 30 following that escape. However, he escaped again around 12.40 a.m. on October 31 while being escorted to the Coimbatore Central Prison for judicial remand.
The Race Course police registered a case regarding the second escape. Joint teams from Coimbatore city and rural police conducted searches until his arrest on Monday.