Madurai, Oct. 27 -- Police have intensified the search for escaped undertrial prisoners from Tamil Nadu's Theni sub-jail, deploying drones and conducting intensive checks at bus stands across the Kavi Vilakku area following the jailbreak.

As part of the ongoing operation, police personnel are checking bus stands and monitoring movement in the area to trace the remaining fugitives.

A total of 17 undertrial prisoners escaped from Theni sub-jail on the night of October 26-27. One of the escapees was arrested earlier, following which an official press note listed 16 prisoners as still at large. Police have now arrested four more inmates during combing operations, taking the total number of arrested escapees to five, while 12 remain at large...