DMK chief MK Stalin has doubled down on his “Breaking Bad” attack on the ruling TVK after the jailbreak incident in the state’s Theni district.
On Tuesday, the DMK chief attacked the state government over the Theni jailbreak after 17 undertrial prisoners escaped from the Thekkampatti Sub-Jail in the district on Monday.
The incident came just days after two prisoners escaped from Puzhal prison on the outskirts of Chennai, putting the state’s prison administration under renewed scrutiny. “Criminals on the outside commit offenses with total freedom, while those on the inside boldly break out. In short, this is a completely useless, ‘good-for-nothing’ administration. They are not going to protect the people; Tamil Nadu has reached a pathetic state where the public is left to fend for and protect themselves. The police have so far re-arrested four of the escapees and a hunt is on for the rest.
On Tuesday, the DMK chief attacked the state government over the Theni jailbreak after 17 undertrial prisoners escaped from the Thekkampatti Sub-Jail in the district on Monday. Watch | Vijay Government Under Fire Over Parole For 5 Coimbatore Blasts Convicts Tamil Nadu Prisons Director General of Police Sandeep Rai Rathore has also arrived in Madurai from Chennai to investigate the jailbreak.
“If prisoners can attack police personnel and escape from a prison, what security can ordinary people expect on the streets?” he asked, urging the government to focus on law and order and ensure that the escapees were brought back to custody. South Zone Inspector General of Police Bidari told NDTV that intensive combing operations were underway in the forested area.
