Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)
Kasargod, Jul 13: Ahmed Kabeer (25), an accused in a drug peddling case, who was being escorted to the court, escaped from police custody on Wednesday July 13. He was being escorted to the canteen in the court premises in the afternoon for food when the incident took place.
Police personnel are on the lookout for him. Kasargod police had arrested Kabeer while in the possession of drugs on May 23. He was the kingpin of a drug racket where MDMA was transported from Goa to Kasargod and sold. He was produced in the court and was in judicial custody.
He escaped when he was being escorted from Kannur central jail to Kasargod on Wednesday afternoon. Police had arrested Kabeer from Bengaluru after Ameer Ali (23), a resident of Vidyanagar station limits and main accused of drug peddling had escaped hoodwinking the police a few months ago when being escorted to the court.