India, July 25 -- The Kannur Police on Friday went into a tizzy after it was informed of the escape of a rape and murder convict serving a life sentence in Kannur Central Jail.

Govindachamy, who had been serving a life sentence in the 2011 Soumya murder case, escaped from the high-security Kannur Central Jail in Kerala on Friday morning.

The convict, who does not have a left hand, was nabbed by the police hours later after a massive manhunt. According to news agency PTI, he was caught from near a derelict building at Thalap within the Kannur city limits.

According to the police, Govindachamy's disappearance came to light during an inspection of his cell in the early hours of Friday.

Jail authorities launched an immediate search operat...