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Prisoners’ escape from Theni jail: TNSLSA orders inquiry into alleged torture of inmates

Prisoners’ escape from Theni jail: TNSLSA orders inquiry into alleged torture of inmates

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Besides inquiring into the security lapses that led to the Theni prison escape, the committee will examine security infrastructure, standard operating procedures (SOPs), technological gaps and manpower deployment in prisons across Tamil Nadu, and submit recommendations to the government

    — The Hindu

  • center · 1 outlet

    CHENNAI: Following the jailbreak where 17 inmates managed to escape from Theni prison, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay constituted a high-level committee headed by retired DGP JK Tripathy to examine security lapses in prisons across Tamil Nadu. The committee comprises Prisons Department head ADGP K…

    — DT Next

  • right · 1 outlet

    Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the formation of a high-level committee, headed by retired IPS officer J K Tripathy, to examine prison security across the state and recommend measures to prevent jailbreaks. The decision follows the escape of 17 prisoners from the…

    — The Pioneer

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Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the seniormost judge of Madras High Court, has ordered the inquiry in his capacity as the Executive Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority

Coverage arrived over 3 hours — first from The South First, latest from DT Next.

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

Prisoners’ escape from Theni jail: TNSLSA orders inquiry into alleged torture of inmates

Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the seniormost judge of Madras High Court, has ordered the inquiry in his capacity as the Executive Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority

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Tamil Nadu sets up panel to review prison security a week after 17 inmates escape from Theni jail

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