Daring jail break in TN, 17 inmates escape after attacking guards, 5 recaptured : Police

Chennai, Oct 27 (UNI) In a daring jail break, the Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday said 17 inmates of the Theni District Jail escaped last after attcking the security guards, of which five of them were recaptured and a search was on to nab the remaining 12 inmates. An official release here said, the District Jail, Theni has been functioning at Thekkampatti since January 10, 2019. The authorised capacity of the prison is 200 inmates. On Monday night, a total of 334 prisoners were confined in the prison. At around 10.00 p.m., some prisoners raised an alarm stating that an…