{
  "id": 16698831,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu Jail Break: 17 inmates escape from Theni sub-jail; Four held, border checks intensified - Top developments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/tamil-nadu-jail-break-17-inmates-escape-from-theni-sub-jail-four-held",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:27:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-jail-break-17-inmates-escape-from-theni-sub-jail-four-held-border-checks-intensified-top-developments-11793067752591.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Seventeen inmates escaped from Theni sub-jail in Tamil Nadu late Monday after allegedly assaulting prison staff. Police have arrested four and formed 17 teams to find the remaining 16. Checkpoints and vehicle inspections have been set up in neighbouring Dindigul district.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "17 Prisoners Escape From Tamil Nadu Jail, Police Arrest 1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/17-prisoners-escape-from-tamil-nadu-jail-police-arrest-1",
        "published": "2026-10-26T21:41:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Fake medical emergency, prison guard attacked: 17 undertrials escape Tamil Nadu jail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fake-medical-emergency-prison-guard-attacked-17-undertrials-escape",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:58:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}