A potentially violent man who ran away from a care home for the third time has been reported missing.

Balasankar Narayanan, absconded from the facility in Ilford on September 21 when he was last seen wearing a blue and white stripped t-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms with a black baseball cap.

The 43-year-old is said to have links across London, notably to Newham, Greenford, Hammersmith, Highgate, Ilford and West Midlands.

Met police suspects that he may be using the rail network and have urged any staff or travellers to report any sightings of him immediately.

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A spokesperson for Met Police has said that Narayanan could be “anywhere in the country”.

Officers, the spokesperson claimed, have made “extensive enquiries” that are still ongoing to find Narayanan.

Narayanan can reportedly be violent and anyone who sees him has asked by police to refrain from approaching him.

The man has had similar instances of fleeing from the facility in June and March this year.

Instead, anyone finding him has been encouraged to call the police on 999 quoting reference 23MIS032186. Any information on the case can also be given to the officers by dialling 101 or tweeting @MetCC.