Probe Ordered Into Assault Claim by 17 Tamil Nadu Recaptured Inmates
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Tamil Nadu forms high-level panel after Theni jailbreak; Madras HC orders inquiry into alleged prisoner torture
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has set up a high-level committee, led by former DGP JK Tripathi, to recommend measures to strengthen the security of prisons across Tamil Nadu in the wake of the jailbreak in Theni, where 17 inmates escaped but were recaptured within days. A press release from the TVK government issued on November 2 said, “The CM, who reviewed prison security following the escape of 17 prisoners from a prison in Theni, ordered the …
Probe ordered into assault claim by 17 Tamil Nadu recaptured inmates
A week after 17 undertrial prisoners escaped from a sub jail in Theni district of Tamil Nadu and were subsequently caught and brought back to custody by the police, the state legal services authority on Monday ordered an investigation into allegations of torture, assault and intimidation involving the 17 inmates
Theni: A major breakthrough has been made in the mass jailbreak that took place at Theni Thekkanapati Sub-Jail in Tamil Nadu. A video released by one of the accused, Meenakshi Sundaram (26), just before he was caught by the police...
The escape of 17 prisoners from Theni jail had created a lot of excitement and shock in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, Meenakshi Sundaram, who had escaped from the jail, had released a video before surrendering. In that video, Meenakshi Sundaram said, “Go and see Theni district jail. Inquire about the food and other things being provided to us. They tortured us a lot for asking all this. They don’t even let us see those who come to file a petition. They…
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