Govindachami has been undergoing life imprisonment in the case of the rape and murder of the 23-year-old woman, who was subjected to brutal assault after being pushed out of a moving train near Thrissur in 2011. Kannur City Police Commissioner P Nidhinraj said his plan was to escape to Tamil Nadu. More than a decade after it horrified Kerala, the Soumya murder case is back in headlines—this time because the convict has escaped from jail Govindachamy , the convict in the Soumya murder case ... Who is Govindachamy & what is the case against him? Govindachamy , also known as Charley Thomas in police records, is a native of Virudanagar in Tamil Nadu. The man is a repeat offender with multiple criminal cases registered against him, mostly involving theft and violence. Govindachamy 's prison escape in Kerala raises concerns about security protocols, leading to suspensions and investigations by authorities.