Hindustan Times·India

Theni jailbreak: 13 of 17 inmates recaptured

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 27 October 2026, 13:21 UTC ·9 sec listen

Police have recaptured 13 of the 17 inmates who escaped from a prison in Theni. Authorities formed 17 special teams to find those still missing, while nine prison staff members were suspended. Opposition leaders criticized the government over the jailbreak.

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