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