17 remand prisoners escape from a sub-jail in Theni district; combing operations lead to arrest of four persons: IGP
Seventeen remand prisoners escaped from a sub‑jail in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. Police conducted a combing operation and arrested four suspects. The Inspector General of Police said the escapees were linked to cases in Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Salem and Villupuram districts. A special‑team officer confirmed many of the accused came from those areas, and the search for the remaining fugitives continues.