Fleeing criminals held after hot chase

KASARAGOD : Two criminals, who managed to flee after being produced before a court here on Monday, were nabbed with the help of local people.

Rafeeq (37) and Riyas (26) managed to give the slip to police just outside the Judicial Magistrate Court in Vidyanagar, police said.

The two, brought here from the Kannur Central Prison, were caught as the locals came to the rescue of the policemen in giving chase, police said.

They are said to be involved in several cases, including murder and burglaries, in north Kerala