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17 Inmates Escape from Theni Prison in Tamil Nadu
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Seventeen special police teams have been deployed to search for the escapees.
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17 Inmates Escape from Theni Prison in Tamil Nadu
As many as seventeen undertrial prisoners escaped from a prison in Theni, Tamil Nadu, after attacking staff on Monday night. The incident took place at about 10.20pm. One inmate reportedly pretended to suffer a seizure. When staff opened the cell doors, the prisoners launched an attack and fled.
Theni Superintendent of Police Praveen Gautam and South Zone Inspector General Vijayendra Bidari are overseeing the response. Seventeen special police teams have been deployed to search for the escapees.
One prisoner, identified as Praveen, has been arrested in a forest near the prison. Police are checking vehicles along Theni district’s borders and using sniffer dogs in the search. They have also said that three of the escapees were detained under the Goondas Act.
An intensive operation is continuing to find the remaining inmates.
