Overview

• The breakout occurred Friday at Chodavaram Sub-Jail in Anakapalli during kitchen duty, according to multiple reports.
• The fugitives were identified as Nakka Ravikumar, accused of misappropriating pension funds, and Bezawada Ramu, held in a theft case.
• CCTV shows a prisoner striking head-warder VeeraRaju with a hammer, seizing gate keys and opening the main gate as the second inmate slipped away after feigning assistance.
• The injured officer sustained a head wound and was treated at the Chodavaram government hospital, where his condition was reported stable.
• Chodavaram police registered a case, tightened security at the facility and deployed a special team in an ongoing search for the two men.