Archive · 25 Jul 2025
2011 Rape-Murder Convict Govindachamy Escapes Kerala Jail
A man named Govindachamy, who was in jail for killing a woman named Soumya in 2011, has escaped.
He was in a high-security jail in Kerala.
Jail staff found him missing during a morning check.
Police are now looking for him, and a search operation is ongoing.
Govindachamy had been found guilty of rape and murder in connection with an incident on a train.
Govindachamy, a convict in the 2011 Soumya murder case, escaped from Kannur Central Jail.
The jailbreak was discovered during a routine inspection Friday morning.
Authorities launched a search operation, but the convict was not found on the premises.
Govindachamy was serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of Soumya.
A manhunt is currently underway by police.
- Who
- Govindachamy, a convict in the 2011 Soumya murder case.
- What
- Govindachamy, a convict in the Soumya rape and murder case, escaped from jail.
- When
- Friday morning
- Where
- Kannur Central Jail, Kerala
- Why
- Information unavailable.
- Convict
- Govindachamy
- Crime
- Rape and Murder
- Year of Crime
- 2011
- Location of Escape
- Kannur Central Jail
- Sentence
- Life Imprisonment
