Theni jailbreak puts spotlight on overcrowded Tamil Nadu prisons
- A fake medical emergency, an audacious jailbreak and a 36-hour search operation that ended with 17 prisoners being recaptured.
- Those are the highlights of a story from India's Tamil Nadu state that has captured headlines across the country.
- It began on Monday night after 17 men escaped from a prison in Theni district in the southern state after overpowering guards, and ended almost two days later with police catching them in batches.
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- A fake medical emergency, an audacious jailbreak and a 36-hour search operation that ended with 17 prisoners being recaptured.
- Those are the highlights of a story from India's Tamil Nadu state that has captured headlines across the country.
- It began on Monday night after 17 men escaped from a prison in Theni district in the southern state after overpowering guards, and ended almost two days later with police catching them in batches.
Sources: BBC News