A 38-year-old accused escaped from the principal sub-court premises in Coimbatore just before the verdict was to be delivered in a 2013 robbery case. The accused was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in his absence. A non-bailable warrant has been issued against him, and a special team has been formed to arrest him.
An older US couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely were thrown into the.