4 Undertrials Caught After 17 Escape From Tamil Nadu Jail, Manhunt Underway
Four of 17 undertrial prisoners who escaped from a Tamil Nadu sub-jail have been recaptured, while a massive manhunt continues for the remaining 13. Police are combing through dense forest areas where the escapees are suspected to be hiding.
Why it matters
The jailbreak highlights potential security lapses in the correctional system and poses a public safety concern in the region.
Police have secured four of the 17 undertrial prisoners who escaped from the Thekkampatti Sub-Jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, while an intensive search operation is underway to trace the others.The four secured escapees have been identified as Praveen Kumar, Silambarasan, Rajkumar and Raja Sikander while an intensive search operation remains actively underway across the district's densely forested areas to trace the remaining 13 prisoners.South Zone Inspector General of Police Bidari told NDTV that intensive combing operations were underway in the forested area."We are confident we will secure all of them," he said.Police suspect that the remaining prisoners may be hiding in the Theni forest area.
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