Amputee rape and murder convict escapes from jail, caught in 4 hours

A rape and murder convict, whose arm was amputated years ago, cut through the bars of his prison cell at Kannur Central Jail, scaled a 25-foot boundary wall with the help of a rope made out of clothes and managed to escape early Friday.

- Vishnu Varma

However, his freedom was short-lived as police managed to nab him within four hours.

The convict, identified as Govindachamy (41), is serving a life sentence in connection with the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in 2011.

Govindachamy — whose left arm was amputated years ago— escaped from solitary confinement by cutting through the bars of the jail cell using a sharp weapon which officials believed he sourced from someone inside the jail.