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1995 Vellore Fort jailbreak was an escape from prison in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, on 15 August 1995.^[1]^[2] After digging a 153-foot-long (47 m) tunnel, 43 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants escaped from the prison in the Vellore Fort.^[3] 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.^[2]

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↑ "Daring Escapes". TribuneIndia. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Burns, John F. (24 September 1995). "The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
↑ Subramanian, Nirupama (15 September 1995). "Tamil Nadu Govt comes under fire as 43 alleged LTTE militants escape". India Today. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

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[1] "Daring Escapes". TribuneIndia. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Burns, John F. (24 September 1995). "The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

[3] Subramanian, Nirupama (15 September 1995). "Tamil Nadu Govt comes under fire as 43 alleged LTTE militants escape". India Today. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

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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=TribuneInida|date=2004-02-08|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{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=NYTimes|date=1995-09-24|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> After digging a {{convert|153|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel, 43 [[Tamil Tigers|Tamil Tiger]] inmates escaped from the prison. 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.
+'''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" />
-==See also==
-*[[IPKF]]
-*[[1989 Valvettithurai massacre]]
-*[[Vellore Fort]]
-*[[Vellore]]
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 [[Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]
-[[Category:Escapes]]
+[[Category:Prison escapes in Asia]]
-[[Category:Prison escapes]]
 [[Category:1995 crimes in India|Vellore Fort Jailbreak, 1995]]
 [[Category:Crime in Tamil Nadu]]