17 inmates escape from Tamil Nadu jail after assaulting staff; 1 caught

Seventeen inmates escaped from Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district after allegedly attacking prison staff. Police have arrested one prisoner and formed 17 special teams to trace the others.

Theni: Seventeen inmates escaped from Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district late on Monday after allegedly assaulting prison personnel, officials said. Police have arrested one of the escapees and launched a search for the remaining 16 prisoners.

Seventeen inmates escaped from Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district late on Monday after allegedly assaulting prison personnel, officials said. Police have arrested one of the escapees and launched a search for the remaining 16 prisoners.

South Zone Inspector General of Police........

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