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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM1 min readVerified Wire
Theni jailbreak: Human error led to escape of prisoners, says DGP-Prisons Sandeep Rai Rathore; nine guards suspended

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Security audit of all prisons had been ordered after the escape of a prisoner in Puzhal recently
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