{
  "id": 15438020,
  "title": "Six years after jumping parole, life convict arrested in Chickballapur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/six-years-after-jumping-parole-life-convict-arrested-in-chickballapur",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:34:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/six-years-after-jumping-parole-life-convict-arrested-in-chickballapur/article71600399.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six years after jumping parole, life convict Narasimha Reddy has been arrested in Chickballapur district, according to the Electronic City Division police. Reddy had been on the run since November 26, 2019, after failing to surrender when his parole ended. He was convicted in a murder case in Tumakuru district and sentenced to life imprisonment on February 28, 2015. Reddy served his sentence at Bengaluru Central prison and was granted 30 days of parole, which was later extended. However, he did not return to prison when the extended parole period concluded, leading to his arrest in Chickballapur on October 15, 2026.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Narasimha Reddy, life convict, arrested after six years",
    "Escaped parole on November 26, 2019, after murder conviction",
    "Caught in Chickballapur on October 15, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}