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Seizure dispute sparks escape by 17 Tamil Nadu inmates

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 29 October 2026, 06:56 UTC ·10 sec listen

Investigators believe the escape of 17 undertrials from a Tamil Nadu prison was not a long-planned plot. They say anger among some inmates, following a seizure-related dispute, may have sparked the prison break, according to investigators’ early findings.

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