The second convict who escaped from Chennai’s high-security Puzhal prison was arrested near his residence in west Chennai’s Kundrathur on Thursday evening, a day after the first escapee was caught.
Buhari had been in jail in connection with a theft case since 2025, while Suresh was arrested in 2023 in a case under the POCSO Act and has been in jail since then.
Seven prison officials have been suspended following the two jailbreaks, police said. A police officer said that Suresh was allowed to work at the prison bakery, located close to Puzhal prison, based on his good conduct. He escaped while attending to customers at the bakery on Wednesday, an officer said. Suresh was arrested near his residence in west Chennai’s Kundrathur on Thursday evening after visiting a salon he frequented, police said. Meanwhile, Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore, director general of police (DGP) and director of prisons and correctional services, visited the spots where the two convicts escaped from the prison on Friday.
Sujith Buhari, a Nepalese citizen serving a sentence in a theft case, escaped by scaling the prison wall on Tuesday, while Suresh, serving a sentence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, fled while working at the prison bakery on Wednesday.
