SALEM: Two history-sheeters, who escaped from the Attayampatti police station in Salem district on Tuesday, were nabbed in the early hours of Wednesday.
“However, taking advantage of an opportunity, Santhosh Kumar and Prabhu managed to escape from the police station,” said a police officer. The duo, identified as Santhosh Kumar and Prabhu, are residents of Kandarkula Manickam near Attayampatti. Subsequently, cases were registered against them. Later, police were making arrangements to produce them before a court in the evening. Special police teams were formed to trace them. They were brought back to the Attayampatti police station for further inquiry. Later, they were lodged in the Salem Central Prison under judicial custody.
Santhosh Kumar and Prabhu were brought to the Attayampatti police station on Tuesday morning in connection with robbery and theft cases and questioned by sub-inspector Krishnan and other police personnel, according to police. After an intensive search operation, the duo were tracked down and arrested from near Tiruchengode around 3am on Wednesday.