The directives include the immediate suspension of the deputy jail superintendent.

The petition was triggered by protests following a judgment in a reservation benefits case (File)

A spontaneous conspiracy involving a simulated medical emergency led to a daring jailbreak by 17 undertrials in Tamil Nadu's Theni district.

The Madras High Court has extended entry restrictions for non-Hindus sporting religious markers of other faiths in Agamic temples across Tamil Nadu.

Thirteen of the 17 undertrial prisoners who staged a violent breakout from the Thekkampatti Sub-Jail have been recaptured following an extensive forest combing operation.

Nine prison personnel have been suspended following a major security breach at Thekkampatti Sub-Jail where 17 undertrials escaped after a staged medical emergency.

A seven-year-old boy in Madurai died after a 10-year-old friend allegedly tightened a rope around his neck while playing, prompting an arrest.

Four of the 17 inmates who staged a daring escape from Thekkampatti Sub-Jail have been recaptured as police comb dense forests in Theni district.

Seventeen prisoners escaped from a sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district after assaulting prison personnel. Police have launched a massive manhunt.