Overview

• They cut cell iron grills and scaled the boundary wall using ropes made from blankets, with one report also citing a bamboo pole.
• They had been jailed since January in the Panikoili jewellery shop robbery case in Jajpur in which two people were killed.
• Prison authorities and local police launched a manhunt after the escape around 1 a.m., and a case was registered at Choudwar police station.
• Director General Susanta Kumar Nath inspected the facility and named chief warder Bhagat Ram and warder Siddhant Sahu for suspension.
• One fugitive is identified as Raja Sahani, while the second is reported as either Chandrakant Kumar or Madhukant in early accounts.