As of July 27, 2025, Kerala’s prisons are housing 10,054 inmates, well above the sanctioned capacity of 7,828.

Grave lapses in Kannur Central Jail escape confirmed by DIG report, highlighting failures in surveillance and staffing.

Kerala's prison security lapses exposed by convict escape prompt urgent upgrades, including electric fencing and CCTV camera installations.

Around 9 am, locals came to know that a man without an arm was seen suspiciously on the road in Talap, Kannur, and called out ...

Footage reveals the meticulous escape of Govindachamy from Kannur Jail, involving cutting cell bars and scaling walls. His ...

Govindachamy, a convict serving a life sentence in a 2011 rape and murder case of a young woman named Soumya, had escaped one ...

KOLLAM: An official with the Kottarakkara Special Sub-Jail was suspended on Sunday for negative comments following the ...

Deputy prison officer of Kerala’s Kottarakkara special sub jail I Abdul Sathar was suspended pending inquiry over an ...

The Kerala Home Department suspended Deputy Prison Officer Abdul Sathar I, citing gross indiscipline due to his public ...

Soumya rape and murder case convict Govindachamy was caught hours after he escaped a jail in Kerala's Kunnur early Friday.

Soumya rape and murder case convict Govindachamy does not have an arm, police said as they informed public about the ...

Thiruvananthapuram: In a dramatic fallout of the recent jailbreak by rape-and-murder convict Govindachamy from Kannur Central ...