TN Jailbreak: 17 undertrials escape from Theni sub-jail, 13 recaptured

Theni (Tamil Nadu): Seventeen undertrial prisoners overpowered prison guards and escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened late on Monday. However, 13 of them were recaptured a few hours after the major jailbreak. The inmates had pulled off a coordinated escape by faking an epileptic seizure.