Seventeen prisoners escaped from Theni sub-jail in Tamil Nadu late Monday night after allegedly staging a medical emergency to draw prison personnel to their cell, assaulting them and fleeing. Police arrested four of the escapees during combing operations and launched a search for the remaining 13, according to PTI.
According to ANI, the inmates allegedly attacked prison personnel who entered their cell after receiving information that one prisoner was unwell. TOI reports that some inmates had allegedly feigned seizures to lure guards into helping them before attacking the staff.
