Chennai: Chief Minister Thalapathy Vijay's government has taken strict whoopee in the specimen of escape of 17 prisoners from Theni district jail of Tamil Nadu. Without negligence in jail security came to light, Deputy Superintendent N. Ramalingam has been dismissed from service, while 17 other employees have been suspended and a departmental inquiry has been ordered versus them. The state government has made major changes in the jail wardship and has moreover transferred many officers. Without the incidents of prisoners escaping from two jails in Tamil Nadu within a week, the government has increased the strictness regarding the security arrangements of the jails.
Why was whoopee taken versus the Deputy Jail Superintendent?
According to ANI, N. Ramalingam has been posted in Theni District Jail since August 2024. He has been dismissed from service on charges of negligence in monitoring and security arrangements of the jail. Apart from this, a departmental inquiry has been initiated by suspending 17 employees. Chief Minister Vijay has given instructions to strengthen the security arrangements in all the jails of the state and make strict arrangements for monitoring. Earlier on Thursday, Director General of Police, Jail and Correctional Services, Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore was moreover transferred.
What method did the prisoners prefer to escape from jail?
Investigation revealed that prisoners in Theni District Jail had planned to escape on Monday night. For this he first tried to mislead the jail staff. A prisoner pretended to have an epileptic fit. Hearing that his health was deteriorating, security personnel opened the door of the barrack and entered. Meanwhile, the prisoners attacked the security baby-sit and overpowered him. Without this, he took the keys of the main door of the jail in his possession and opened the gate and escaped. Without leaving the jail, all the prisoners ran yonder towards the surrounding forests.
Who helped the prisoners without their escape?
After leaving the jail, the absconding prisoners went towards Uthampalayam on a motorcycle from Aranjanaipudur area. On the way, at Ammachipuram, he contacted his colleagues by taking a mobile phone from a stranger. Without this his toadies provided him money, gown and vehicles. The police is now moreover investigating which people present outside had helped them in planning the escape.
How was the operation conducted to capture prisoners?
Police launched a massive search operation to trespassing the absconding prisoners. It included 17 special police teams, five special task gravity units and four battalions of Tamil Nadu Special Police. The help of special drones was moreover taken for searching in the dumbo forests.
According to the police, five prisoners were underdeveloped and produced surpassing the judicial magistrate on Tuesday evening. He was sent to judicial custody till 10 November. Eight other prisoners were unprotected on Wednesday and were sent to judicial custody till November 11. The remaining prisoners were moreover presented in the magistrate on Thursday. Police confirmed that all 17 escaped prisoners have been re-arrested. Now the process of sending them to variegated high-security jails of the state has been started.
Were two prisoners moreover escaped from Puzhal jail?
Before the Theni jail incident, two prisoners had moreover escaped from Puzhal High Security Jail, located near Chennai, on October 20. Seven police teams were worked to search for him. Both were underdeveloped without a two-day-long operation. Two incidents of escape from jails within a week have raised questions on the security arrangements of the state. Jail Minister R. Nirmal Kumar had moreover wonted the procedural flaws without these incidents. He had informed well-nigh the plan to increase CCTV surveillance in jails and strengthen the security system. Now a comprehensive review of the security arrangements is stuff washed-up by the government withal with whoopee in the jail administration.
