Three police personnel of Pandalgudi police station were placed under suspension after a crime case accused, Balamurugan, escaped from their custody, while being taken to a jail in Kerala, on November 3.
Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police D. Kannan on Wednesday ordered the suspension of Special Sub-Inspector of Police Nagaraj and headconstables Ravijothi and Sudhakar for negligence in duty.
Balamurugan, who is wanted in around 40 cases, had been arrested by Kerala police and was remanded in a case at Viyyur central prison near Thrissur.
The police personnel had brought him to execute a warrant in connection with a theft case reported under Pandalgudi police station limits.
After producing him at the Judicial Magistrate court on November 3, they took him back in the police vehicle to Viyyur jail.
Just outside the jail, Balamurugan gave a slip to the police personnel and disappeared.
Published – November 06, 2025 08:29 pm IST
