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'''1995 Vellore Fort jailbreak''' was an escape from prison in [[Vellore]], Tamil Nadu, India, on 15 August 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daring Escapes|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040208/spectrum/main1.htm|work=TribuneIndia|date=2004-02-08|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |first= John F.|last= Burns|title=The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/world/the-rebels-in-sri-lanka-find-allies-in-india.html?pagewanted=all|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1995-09-24|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> After digging a {{convert|153|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel, 43 [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] militants escaped from the prison in the [[Vellore Fort]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Nirupama |date=1995-09-15 |title=Tamil Nadu Govt comes under fire as 43 alleged LTTE militants escape |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19950915-tamil-nadu-govt-comes-under-fire-as-43-alleged-ltte-militants-escape-807763-1995-09-14 |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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