17 remand prisoners escape Theni sub-jail after attacking warders

Seventeen remand prisoners escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti in Tamil Nadu's Theni district on Monday night after assaulting warders. Inmates had called staff claiming a fellow prisoner was having a seizure, then attacked them when the cell was opened. Four have been caught so far, and 17 special teams are carrying out combing operations, police said.