Chennai, 28 Oct 2026: By the orders of the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, and under the guidance of the Inspector General of Police, South Zone, and the Inspector General of Prisons (Headquarters), 13 out of the 17 remand prisoners who escaped from Theni District Jail on 26 October 2026 have been appre hended.
The escaped prisoners were appre hended with the assistance of 17 special teams comprising personnel from the Theni Armed Reserve, Special Police Force and Theni District Law and Order Police.
Intensive efforts are being undertaken to trace and apprehend the remaining four escaped prisoners. Further action is being taken to secure their early apprehension.
Names of the 13 apprehended prisoners (as listed in the accom panying document):
1. Praveenkumar, son of Tamilselvan, 2. Silambarasan, son of Selvakumar, 3. Raja Sikkandhar, son of Abdul Rasak, 4. Raj kumar, son of Kalai arasan, 5. Linga prasath, son of Jega nathamoorthy, 6. Nishanth, son of Gandhi, 7. Karuppa samy, son of Murugan, 8. Pandiselvam, son of Sakthivel,9. Solai mugileswaran, son of Nagalingam, 10. Dharunkumar, son of Chinna, 11. Karthick raja, son of Nagaraj, 12. Muthu Elangovan, son of Murugan, 13. Sabarinathan, son of Palanisundaram.