THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An accused in a murder case escaped from the Poojappura Central Jail. He has been identified as Jahir Hussain (48) of Tamil Nadu Tuticorin.
He was released from the cell this morning for routine work. He went missing while working at the jail premises. Jail authorities and the police have intensified a search for him. He was sent to Poojappura Jail after being convicted in a murder case in Thiruvananthapuram.