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Crime
17 Prisoners Escape Tamil Nadu Jail in Coordinated Plan
✍️ The Week
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 07:38 AM
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Seventeen inmates carried out a meticulously planned breakout from a Tamil Nadu prison, escaping custody after a coordinated effort.
A total of seventeen inmates executed a coordinated escape from a prison in Tamil Nadu, India, on an undisclosed date. According to reports, the prisoners had been planning the breakout for weeks, using forged documents and exploiting a lapse in guard shifts. The escape was carried out during the night, with the inmates moving through a series of corridors and ultimately reaching an external perimeter. Police were alerted after a guard noticed an irregularity, but by that time the escapees had already slipped out of the facility. Authorities have launched a manhunt and are reviewing security protocols to prevent future incidents.