Kannur: Kerala Police have arrested Govindachamy, convicted in the Soumya murder case, hours after he escaped from Kannur Central Jail. 

Mathrubhumi News was on site when the police team nabbed him from near a secluded house in Kannur Town. 

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He was found hiding in an abandoned property in Talap, just about two kilometres from the jail in Pallikkunnu.

According to reports, Govindachamy attempted to flee when he realised police were closing in. In a desperate move, he jumped into a well to avoid capture. However, the police team quickly caught up and pulled him out of the well, bringing an end to the dramatic jailbreak episode.

The development came hours after Govindachamy was found missing from the prison, and was suspected to have fled the prison in the wee hours.

The disappearance came to light during an inspection of his cell in the early hours of Friday, they said.

Jail authorities launched an immediate search operation in and around the prison premises, but the inmate was nowhere to be found.

Kannur Town Police said they were informed about the jailbreak at 7 am.

Soumya, a 23-year-old woman from Manjakkad near Shornur, was raped and murdered allegedly by Govindachamy while travelling on a passenger train from Ernakulam to Shornur on 1 February 2011.