Wayanad: The entire unit of Meppadi Police Station in Wayanad has been on the run for two days after a thief managed to slip away during an evidence-gathering exercise.
To make matters worse, the unit could face disciplinary action from District Police Chief Padam Singh, who gave them two days to nab the accused. The deadline expires at midnight.
The accused they are after is 27-year-old Cheruvathur Manu, a native of Kottavayal in Meppadi, who stole one-and-a-half sovereigns of gold and money from a house at Kunnambatta. He was caught a week after the theft.
On Monday, as part of evidence collection, he was taken to the location near a coffee plantation. He gave the slip to a careless policeman while demonstrating to them how he had entered the house through its back door.
A police officer, who preferred anonymity, told Onmanorama that they have been searching for the accused round-the-clock. “All of us will be in trouble if we fail to nab the accused by midnight,” he said.
The neighbouring police stations and the special investigation wings have also joined the search for the thief.
