India, Oct. 27 -- As many as 13 of 17 convicts who broke out of a jail in Tamil Nadu's Theni district have been recaptured, and one of them was sent back in the auto he took after the escape. According to police, some of the convicts were hiding in the forests behind the prison and were located with the use of drones.

Director General of Police (Prisons) and Correctional Services Dr Sandeep Rai Rathore, Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services R Kanagaraj, DIG Prisons Madurai A Murugesan IGP South Zone Vijayendra S Bidari visited the incident site and briefly met local jail authorities and reviewed the situation at the jail premises.

DGP Tamil Nadu Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal spoke to his DGP Keralam R A Chandrasekhar and reques...