{
  "id": 10966210,
  "title": "‘Dead’ for 13 years, Kannur man accused in narcotics cases arrested in Andhra Pradesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/dead-for-13-years-kannur-man-accused-in-narcotics-cases-arrested-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:56:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dead-for-13-years-kannur-man-accused-in-narcotics-cases-arrested-in-andhra-pradesh/article71527823.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 56-year-old man from Kannur, Kerala, who was thought to have died after 13 years of evading justice, has been apprehended in Andhra Pradesh. The accused, K.T. Jose, also known as Korra Josh Babu, was discovered in a village near Visakhapatnam after an extensive manhunt. Jose, a native of Iritty, was accused in several narcotics cases registered by police stations in Kannur, Thalassery, Ullikkal, and Palakkad. In 2013, he was declared a proclaimed offender by the Vadakara NDPS court for failing to appear in a 2008 case. The arrest was made by the Operation Toofan special squad, led by Kannur Assistant Commissioner of Police M.P. Azad and Narcotics ACP V.V. Manoj.",
  "summary": "He had reportedly failed to appear before the court in a case registered by the Kannur Town police in 2008 and was declared a proclaimed offender by the Vadakara NDPS court in 2013",
  "key_points": [
    "56-year-old K.T. Jose from Kannur thought to have died 13 years ago.",
    "Accused in multiple narcotics cases in Kannur, Thalassery, Ullikkal, and Palakkad.",
    "Arrested in Andhra Pradesh by Operation Toofan special squad."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}