17 remand prisoners who were lodged at the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti in Theni district escaped on October 26 and were later recaptured by special teams over the next two days. Tamil Nadu DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore transferred after Theni jailbreak; 17 remand prisoners escaped, 13 nabbed, security lapses probed. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday transferred Sandeep Rai Rathore, Director General of Police and Director General of Prisons and Correctional.