Escape of remand prisoner: Search extended to Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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The constabulary person intensified hunt successful Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for Vineesh Vinod, accused successful the Drishya execution case, who precocious escaped from the Kuthiravattom Government Mental Health Centre successful Kozhikode territory of Kerala.

Two peculiar squads comprising officers appointed by the District Police Chief and the Medical College Assistant Commissioner are present portion of the squad searching for the escapee successful the neighbouring States.

Police sources said the enactment of section constabulary successful Karnataka and Tamil Nadu would besides beryllium sought to way him astatine the earliest. The statements of immoderate of those who were earlier adjacent to the escapee had already been recorded to marque headway successful the probe, they said.

Vineesh, a autochthonal of Manjeri successful Malappuram district, was successful the Kannur Central Jail earlier helium was shifted to the Kuthiravattom Government Mental Health Centre aft helium exhibited symptoms of intelligence illness. A lookout announcement was besides issued successful hunt of Vineesh, who escaped from the infirmary connected December 29, 2025.

This was the 2nd clip that the execution accused escaped from the attraction centre aft drilling a spread connected the wall. The archetypal incidental was successful 2022 erstwhile helium was traced to Darmasthala successful Karnataka. Since June 2021, helium had been successful jailhouse for the execution of Perinthalmanna autochthonal and LLB pupil Drishya aft attacking her begetter and mounting ablaze his shop.

Meanwhile, immoderate of the quality rights activists held the constabulary accountable for the flaws successful surveillance which led to the flight of the remand captive for the 2nd time. They alleged that the constabulary mechanics failed to way the accused adjacent six days aft the incident. 

Published - January 04, 2026 04:59 p.m. IST

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