Kottayam : Pattanakkad Police in Alappuzha has arrested a man who went absconding after being involved in a 2010 road accident that killed two people.
Rajeesh Omanakuttan, 43, of Thundiyilkadavu, Nattakam, Kottayam, was caught on Thanneermukkam Bund Road and handed over to Alappuzha South police earlier this week. The police finally intercepted him after a 300-km chase at Thanneermukkam Bund Road while he was trying to escape via the Kallara-Vechoor road.
The police said the vehicle driven by Omanakuttan hit and killed Shanmughan and Tracy. The accident happened at Thumboli, Alappuzha South. He then abandoned the vehicle and went into hiding in Tamil Nadu under a false identity. A special team under Cherthala DSP Manjulal was formed after district police chief Vishnu Pradeep T K received a tip-off that Omanakuttan was back in Keralam. Tracking him to Pattanakkad limits, the team followed him as he allegedly tried to flee back to Tamil Nadu via Vagamon and Kumily. He turned back after the police there tightened border checks.