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17 prisoners escape from Tamil Nadu sub-jail

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 26 October 2026, 22:57 UTC ·9 sec listen

Seventeen prisoners have escaped from a sub-jail in Theni, Tamil Nadu, in what the headline describes as a major jailbreak. Search efforts are underway, with 16 checkpoints set up as officials look for the missing inmates.

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