DGP (Prisons) and Correctional Services Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore and IGP South Zone Vijayendra S Bidari visited the incident site and met local jail authorities. Seventeen inmates escaped from a sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district after allegedly attacking prison staff. Police have arrested one prisoner and launched a massive search operation to track. Seventeen inmates escaped from Theni sub-jail of Tamil Nadu, and police arrested one during combing operations.