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Rape and murder accused Govindachamy escaped from the Central Prison in Kannur, Kerala, on Friday morning.
“Details surrounding the jailbreak are still emerging. A massive manhunt has been launched, and more information is awaited,” Kannur police said in a statament on Friday.
Govindachamy was serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya. She was attacked while travelling on a passenger train from Ernakulam to Shoranur on February 1, 2011.