17 prisoners escape Tamil Nadu jail after attacking guards; 4 recaptured

Seventeen remand prisoners escaped a sub-jail in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, after assaulting prison staff. Four have been recaptured; a manhunt is underway across Tamil Nadu, Kerala border checkposts, and forest areas. The incident raises security-lapse concerns and is a developing law-enforcement situation.

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