TN CM Vijay constitutes High-Level Committee to review security lapses in State prisons

Amid successive security lapse issues at Tamil Nadu’s prison system, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay reviewed the security situation in the State prisons.

Based on the inputs received during the review, the Chief Minister announced that the State has ordered the constitution of a High-Level Committee to conduct a detailed enquiry into the security lapses that led to the recent incidents of escape of prisoners in Tamil Nadu, to recommend measures to strengthen the security of prisons in the State and to prevent any such occurrences in future, based on best practices and measures followed elsewhere in the country and abroad.

The High-Level Committee will be headed by JK Tripathy, IPS (Retd), former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu as Chairman, with K Shankar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police / Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services and S Rajendran (Retd), former Deputy Inspector General of Prisons as Members.

“The High-Level Committee will conduct a detailed enquiry into the security lapses that led to the recent incidents of escape of prisoners in Tamil Nadu, examine the existing security architecture, Standard Operating Procedures, technology gaps and manpower deployment and recommend comprehensive measures to strengthen the security of prisons in the State to prevent any such occurrences in future, based on best practices followed elsewhere in the country and abroad,” a statement said.

The Committee will submit its report with recommendations to the Government at the earliest, it added.

Published on November 2, 2026