KANNUR: In a major security lapse, one of Kerala’s most dreaded criminals, Govindachamy, escaped from the high-security Kannur prison around 1.15 a.m. on Friday.
This major lapse came to the notice of the jail authorities around 5 a.m. and was reported to the local Kannur police after two hours.
Reports have said that at the time of the jailbreak, the power was switched off.