The extremists, including four women, who were housed in a special camp, had dug a 153-foot tunnel from a bathroom in the Tippu Mahal to the moat. They slipped out in batches. The daring escape sent shock waves as the camp was guarded by five watchtowers and two companies of the Central Reserve…
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October 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
When 43 LTTE militants escaped from Vellore Fort special camp in 1995
The Hindu National
Excerpt from The Hindu National.