9 jail guards suspended after 17 inmates escape in TN

Nine prison officials have been suspended by Prisons DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore after 17 inmates escaped from Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti in Tamil Nadu's Theni district. The inmates reportedly planned their escape by faking an epileptic seizure. Notably, the Theni district jail has a capacity of around 200 inmates but housed over 300 prisoners, News18 reported.