Coimbatore, Oct 31:
Days after 17 prisoners escaped from a sub-jail in Theni district, another prison security breach was reported in Tamil Nadu, with a prisoner escaping from the Coimbatore Central Prison complex, triggering a police search.
The escapee, identified as Raghavan, a native of Annur in Coimbatore district, was arrested in a robbery case and brought to the prison following a court order.
The prison has a two-tier security system. While he was being escorted from the first entrance gate to the second, prison personnel removed his handcuffs. Taking advantage of the situation, Raghavan suddenly broke away and fled from the premises.
Police have launched a search operation to trace and apprehend him. The incident has raised fresh concerns over security arrangements in prisons across Tamil Nadu, coming close on the heels of the Theni jailbreak in which all 17 escaped prisoners were subsequently recaptured.