The Hindu

When 43LTTE militants escaped from VelloreFort in 1995 after digging a 153-foot tunnel

The extremists, including four women, who were housed in a special camp, had dug the tunnel from a bathroom in theTippu 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 Police Force that assisted the Tamil Nadu Police