TN CM Vijay suspends deputy jail superintendent as 17 men escape from jail

Tamil Nadu CM Jospeh Vijay suspended Deputy Jail Superintendent N Ramalingam after 17 inmates escaped from Thekkampatti Sub-Jail in Theni district on October 26. All 17 escaped undertrials were recaptured within 48 hours following a manhunt. CM Vijay also ordered surveillance across state prisons. The inmates had staged a fake medical emergency before overpowering prison guards and escaping.