Seventeen special teams have been formed to trace the 13 inmates still absconding across high-alert districts, while Director General of Police Sandeep Rai Rathore and an inspector general visited. MK Stalin questioned how jailbreaks could happen in 2026 despite improvements in security arrangements and surveillance facilities. The manhunt for 17 prisoners who escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district continues, with five escapees secured so far and 12 still.