1995 Vellore Fort Jailbreak
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1995 Vellore Fort Jailbreak , happened in Vellore
, Tamil Nadu
, India
on 15 August 1995. After digging a 153 feet (46.6 m) tunnel, 43 Tamil Tiger inmates escaped from the prison, 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.
Vellore
Vellore It is considered one of the oldest cities in South India and lies on the banks of the Palar river on the site of Vellore Fort. The city lies between Chennai and Bangalore and the Temple towns of Thiruvannamalai and Tirupati...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on 15 August 1995. After digging a 153 feet (46.6 m) tunnel, 43 Tamil Tiger inmates escaped from the prison, 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.