Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay ordered the immediate suspension of Theni Deputy Jail Superintendent N Ramalingam and 16 prison personnel on Saturday, October 31, 2026, following a massive jailbreak involving 17 inmates at the district prison.
The swift administrative crackdown comes alongside a full-scale departmental inquiry and widespread staff transfers to address systemic administrative lapses and security monitoring failures.
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