On Friday, it hangs over the prison wall, which was used as Govindachama ropes to escape from the central prison of Kannur. | Photo Credit: SK Mohan
Escape from prison by raping and murdering by Govindaswama convictions, aka Govindachama, Kannur’s central prison, pointed out the glaring security shortcomings in some high prisons in Kerala.
The incident was distinguished by long -term shortcomings of infrastructure, in particular the absence of electrical fencing in prison, despite earlier proposals to strengthen the safety of the circuit.
Official sources have confirmed that security audits have been carried out across the state remedial facilities and will now be reinforced after the escape. This would mean an overview of supervision and lighting systems in the state prisons.
CM convenes an appointment
The Chief Minister of Pinarayi Vijayan convenes a high -level meeting on Saturday to discuss preventive measures to prevent further garbage. The meeting will be attended by the head of the state police, the CEO of prisons and corrective services and the Minister of the Interior.
Representative of the General Inspector of the North Zone was entrusted with the management of an internal investigation to explore the outages that could make it easier to escape Govindachama. The Prison Authorities reportedly learned about escape only during a regular morning call.
The official initiated matter said the police would also examine whether the guards had carried out surprising cell controls without maintaining a predictable schedule. The probe would also probably examine whether the night guards took place regular wheels inside the prison and guarded a huge area outside the wall at night, the official said.
No Strict Bed Controls
He stated that Prima Facia’s information indicated that Govindachama supplied civilian clothes and bed sheets to improvise a “rope” in a high security cell, indicating alleged forfeiture by the prison. “It seemed that there were no strict bed checks in Govindachamy’s cell, although the authorities categorized it as a high -risk prisoner. The rule of prison insists that the guards will give a control list after cell inspections,” he added.
Kerela prisons and remedial services are preparing to access the state government to quickly monitor the installation of advanced circuit safety, including long -term electrical fencing projects.
A few years ago, the government proposed to build electric fencing and install laser scan systems in all prisons in the state. However, although some central prisons, such as Poojappura, are equipped with electric fencing, the central prison Kannur remains vulnerable, and earlier upgrades must be implemented. The delay, stated, stated that they had deteriorated the persistent fund and the narrow places by the implementing agencies.
The escape from prison will also re -record discussions about the wider challenges facing the prison system of the kerala, including overfilling and lack of employees.
Official statistics suggest that 57 prisoners have long overcome its authorized capacity. These correction equipment currently holds 10,662 prisoners, much higher than their combined limit of 7,828. They include 4,224 convicts and 1339 underline.
Published – July 25, 2025 20:38
