The great escape from Theni jail
Seventeen inmates at a district jail in Theni, Tamil Nadu, staged a fake medical emergency to facilitate an escape attempt. The plan involved feigning an epileptic seizure to distract prison authorities.
Why it matters
The incident highlights security vulnerabilities in regional correctional facilities and the lengths to which inmates may go to bypass legal detention.
On the afternoon of October 26, Prasanth alias Linga Prasanth, a 25-year-old differently abled remand prisoner in the Theni district jail of Tamil Nadu, was frustrated. Though he had obtained bail, he had not been able to get a surety bond. To comfort him, his friends began plotting an escape.
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