Two men, who escaped from the Periamet police station after locking up a sub-inspector in a room, were chased and caught within minutes.
Chennai:
Two youngsters from Bihar — S Avatheshrai (31) and J Muntrakumar (18) — who were secured from Chennai Central for robbing passengers during the Deepavali rush by diverting their attention the previous night, had been detained in the station for inquiry. Around 8 am on Sunday, when Rajendran went into a room in the police station to check some paperwork, the duo who was sitting on the verandah, managed to lock him in the room and flee the station.
Special sub-inspector D Krishnamoorthy and driver G Krishnaraj, who noticed the accused persons escaping, chased them. Grade-I constable P Vedanayagi, who was on duty, also chased the duo in an autorickshaw and nabbed them with the help of two other police personnel at the EVR Salai junction.
The incident happened on Sunday morning when sub-inspector Rajendran was on duty.
Two youngsters from Bihar — S Avatheshrai (31) and J Muntrakumar (18) — who were secured from Chennai Central for robbing passengers during the Deepavali rush by diverting their attention the previous night, had been detained in the station for inquiry. Around 8 am on Sunday, when Rajendran went into a room in the police station to check some paperwork, the duo who was sitting on the verandah, managed to lock him in the room and flee the station.
Special sub-inspector D Krishnamoorthy and driver G Krishnaraj, who noticed the accused persons escaping, chased them. Grade-I constable P Vedanayagi, who was on duty, also chased the duo in an autorickshaw and nabbed them with the help of two other police personnel at the EVR Salai junction.