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October 29, 2023 11:36 am | Updated October 30, 2023 11:33 am IST – COIMBATORE
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A view of Coimbatore Central Prison. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan
A convict prisoner of the Coimbatore Central Prison escaped when he was posted on duty at the Freedom Filling Station on Bharathiar Road in Coimbatore city early Sunday (October 29) morning.
S. Vijay Rathinam (32), a native of Gudalur in the Nilgiris district, escaped from the fuel station around 5.30 a.m.
Rathinam was lodged in the central prison after a court awarded him 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case registered under Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in 2019.
The Freedom Filling Station, a joint initiative of the Prisons and Correctional Services Department and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, on Bharathiar Road in the city was launched in August.
Rathinam was given employment at the fuel station, on account of his good conduct. He was given night shift, which is from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. It is learnt that Rathinam escaped around 5.30 a.m., the police said.
After being alerted by the central prison authorities, the Kattoor police launched searches for the escaped prisoner at bus stands, railway stations and other places. The police have formed special teams to trace the prisoner.
Police sources said Rathinam also took away the collection amount of ₹28,000.
Following the convict’s escape, the central prison authority placed three prison warders, namely Kaniraj, Jeganathan and Vigneshkumar, under suspension.
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