00:0017 inmates at a prison in Tamil Nadu managed to escape in Hau after attacking the guards.
00:06Five have been held. They've been brought back to the prison.
00:09What about 12 others?
00:12Remember, these are criminals out and about, not just in Therese, where the prison is,
00:16but also possibly may have crossed the state as well.
00:20We're putting out, of course, an AI illustration on your screens as well
00:24to help you understand what exactly happened.
00:25And the details that we have right now is about how they feigned illness and then managed to run.
00:33The details that are coming in right now is about how 17 inmates managed to attack the guards and then
00:43they left.
00:45Teams have been now sent out to ensure that, because time is of essence,
00:51that they will have to nab the absconding inmates.
00:54Nine staffers, though, have been suspended by Vijay Gafmood.
00:58Prisoners fake illness. They wanted to escape from the jail.
01:01Multiple teams have been formed and search teams are out and about right now.
01:0412 inmates are still absconding. The manhunt is on in this case.
01:11Anaga Keshav is joining me for the latest.
01:13Anaga, you've been updating us since morning over this.
01:16What is the latest?
01:17It's at least some relief that five have been caught, but I'm thinking about 12 others.
01:23Yeah, that's right, Pooja.
01:25In fact, 12 others are still yet to be captured.
01:27Five prisoners at the moment have been recaptured.
01:30What they're learning from the police is that when their exit was challenged,
01:34they sort of overpowered the guards there and subsequently have snatched their keys.
01:39And what's surprising, Pooja, is that the capacity of this prison is about 200 inmates,
01:44but the population in that prison was about 334.
01:49In fact, what's even more shocking is that the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules 2024
01:53permit cops to sort of use firearms in case of prison break.
01:58But why was this not a suitable condition to exercise this rule?
02:02So a lot really unanswered questions, Pooja, about this heinous crime that has happened
02:08and they are docenty in which this whole crime has taken place.
02:11But at the moment, five prisoners have been recaptured and 12 more are still on the run.
02:17And the Tamil Nadu police say that they are going to be capturing them as soon as they can,
02:21because a massive manhunt has been launched to recapture the prisoners.
02:25Absolutely, unprecedented.
02:27And remember, it's a moment of security scare as well for the neighbourhood.
02:3212 are still absconding.
02:34Now what we have done is, our India Today team decided to then prepare an AI illustration video
02:40to help you understand what exactly was the nature of security
02:45to help you understand how they feigned illness.
02:47When the guards went in, they were attacked and then others went out.
03:03All right, so that is the top story on your screens right now.
03:06We'll be tracking that and more from Tamil Nadu.
03:09But for now, I can tell you, this is constant updates that are coming in.
03:13About 12 who are still missing.
03:16Search teams have been sent out and about.
03:18That is the news coming in from Tamil Nadu.
