Life convict escapes from TN Govt hospital

The convict gave a slip to the police and managed to escape from the hospital on Thursday morning.

A 46-year-old life convict, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Hospital in Tiruchirapalli escaped from the police escort on Thursday.

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Police said Basheer, hailing from Rajagiri village in Thanjavur district was arrested by the Kumbakonam police in connection with a murder in 2002. Later, he was awarded life-term imprisonment and was lodged in the central prison in Tiruchirapalli.

Basheer was admitted to the Government Hospital for a heart-ailment on August 26. He gave a slip to the police and managed to escape from the hospital on Thursday morning.