PoliticsPhoto: The News MinuteTheni Jailbreak Accused Cites Poor Conditions for Escape Plan
A week after 17 remand prisoners escaped from Thekkampatti sub-jail in Theni, Tamil Nadu, Meenakshi Sundaram, one escapee, claimed in a video that the escape was planned collectively to highlight alleged torture and poor jail conditions. Sundaram said they intended to surrender to court and denied special involvement of his brother Thirupathi. Police report 17 escaped, while Sundaram claims 21.
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