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Saturday, 02 November 2024 1.32 AM IST

Another security lapse in Poojappura Jail: Murder case accused escapes

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jailbreak of a murder accused who was sentenced to life imprisonment has revealed the security lapse in Poojappura Jail again. Manikandan, a native of Idukki, who is a prisoner of Poojappura Central Jail, was broke out of jail at around 1:30 am on Wednesday. Manikandan was assigned to work in the Chapathi unit of the jail. The people in this unit are taken back to their cells after dinner preparation. Manikandan, who came out at night on the pretence of taking the gas cylinder outside the food manufacturing facility, reached the jail compound. Then he escaped by jumping over the prison wall. He had taken a knife from the kitchen. It was recovered from the prison compound.

In 2014, Manikandan was arrested in a case of stabbing a woman named Annalakshmi to death in Vandanmedu, Idukki. The reason for the murder was that the woman refused his invitation to live with him. Manikandan, who was released on parole in 2019 went absconding and was later arrested by the police. Poojapura police has registered a case and started an investigation. The investigation is being conducted in Idukki and Tamil Nadu. The police are collecting all the CCTV footage available from Poojapura.

Jail Superintendent Balram Kumar Upadhyay directed Jail Superintendent to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and submit a report. It is indicated that action will be taken against those who were on duty at the time of the incident. Jahir Hussain, a native of Thoothukudi, a life prisoner, had escaped from here in 2021. The accused escaped from the laundry facility in the jail premises.

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