Undertrial escapes from police custody in Udupi by Jitendar on 29 August, 2013 - 11:57 PM | ||
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Jitendar | Undertrial escapes from police custody in Udupi on 29 August, 2013 - 11:57 PM | |
An undertrial prisoner, who was being brought from Thrissur in Kerala to here, managed to escape from police custody at Udupi Railway Station on Wednesday.According to the Manipal police, two policemen from Kerala were escorting Nagaraj Balegar when he forcibly freed himself and escaped near Budnar Railway Guest House around 9.20 a.m. Nagaraj was to be produced in a court here for a house breaking and a theft case.Abdul Salim K.A. and Ancil brought Nagaraj from the Thrissur Central Jail to Udupi by train.They reached Udupi at 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday.They took rest at the railway station platform. When they were preparing to take Nagaraj to the city in the morning, he escaped.A case had been registered at the Manipal police station.A police officer said whether Nagaraj was handcuffed or not would be revealed only after investigation.“Now, we are going by what the Kerala policemen have said,” he said.Nagaraj is wanted in several cases in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.He was allegedly involved in the murder of Vinod Shettigar, another offender, at the District Sub-Jail at Anjar village, about 15 km from Udupi, in 2011. Nagaraj hails from Sagar in Shimoga district.Sadananda Thippannanavar, Inspector at Manipal police station, said Nagaraj was under judicial custody for a theft case in Thrissur. Nagaraj had earlier escaped from police custody at Rannebennur in Haveri district about four to five months ago. |