Overview

• Nakka Ravi Kumar and Bezawada Ramu were arrested in Visakhapatnam on September 6 by the City Task Force and handed over to Chodavaram police.
• CCTV from September 5 shows Ravi Kumar striking Head Warder Vasa Veera Raju with a hammer in the kitchen before the pair fled with the gate keys and a mobile phone.
• Police registered attempt to murder and escape from lawful custody, noting Ramu’s multiple property cases and Ravi Kumar’s alleged pension-fund misappropriation.
• Anakapalli police named co-prisoner Yeka Swami as an accused for allegedly instigating the escape and advising on guard vulnerabilities.
• Officials report the warder is stable as reviews focus on supervision gaps at the 16-capacity sub-jail, with police saying the duo had bail orders but lacked sureties.