"Investigation underway in smuggling of phone into the prison": Kannur Police Commissioner

May 05, 2025

Kannur City Police Commissioner, IPS P Nidhin Raj, said an investigation is currently underway following the seizure of mobile phones from Kannur Central Jail....

Kerala: Kannur Prison inmate threatens wife over phone, case lodged

Nov 02, 2025

An inmate at Central Prison in Kannur, Kerala, threatened his wife over the phone on Sunday. In response to the threat, she provided a...

Kerala: 2009 Karanavar murder, Sherin released from Kannur prison

Jul 18, 2025

Following the government's order of remitting her sentence, Sherin Karanavar, the life convict in the 2009 murder of her father-in-law Bhaskara Karanavar, was released...

Tamil Nadu: Prison Adalat held in Central Prison to reduce overcrowding of inmates 

Aug 26, 2023

A Prison Adalat was conducted on Saturday in Central Prison-II, Puzhal, in a bid to reduce overcrowding in prison and facilitate speedy disposal of...

Convict who escaped from Kannur central jail held near Madurai

Feb 23, 2024

A convict who was absconding after escaping from Kannur Central jail, was nabbed on Thursday from Sivaganga, police said.

Trichy prisoners cultivate sugarcane ahead of Pongal

Jan 14, 2023

20 convict prisoners in Trichy cultivate sugarcane on two acres of prison farmland ahead of Pongal which would be sold in the Prison Bazaar...