Overview

• Battula Prabhakar, also known as Rahul Reddy or Bittu, fled custody near Duddukuru in Devarapalli mandal while being taken back to Rajamahendravaram Central Prison from a court appearance in Vijayawada.
• Police said he had a handcuff on one wrist and the other end was held by a constable at the time of the escape.
• Two Armed Reserve head constables, K. J. Shadrak and K. Sugunakar Rao, were suspended on negligence charges following the incident.
• Three special teams are searching under the supervision of AR Additional DCP K. Koteswara Rao, according to Police Commissioner S. V. Rajashekara Babu.
• Alerts were issued across Eluru, East and West Godavari, Krishna and Guntur districts, with a ₹50,000 reward and tip lines for the Devarapalli CI (9440796584) and SI (9440796624).