Two inmates escape from Andhra prison after hitting jail warden with hammer
Chodavaram (PTI): Two undertrials have escaped from a prison here in Anakapalli district after attacking the jail head warden, an official said on Saturday.
"Two remand prisoners, Ramu (27) and Kumar (30), escaped from Chodavaram sub-jail around 4 pm on Friday after hitting the head warden with a hammer," Anakapalli Superintendent of Police Tuhin Sinha told PTI.
Kumar, a panchayat secretary, who was on remand since April, hit the head warden with a hammer while returning the jail's kitchen keys after completing his cooking duties, he said.
During the ensuing melee between head warden V Veera Raju (45) and Kumar, Ramu rushed towards another room where guards were sleeping to lock it from outside to prevent them from helping the injured and bleeding warden, said Sinha.
Later, the duo managed to steal the main door's keys from the warden to flee, all of which occurred in two to three minutes and was captured on CCTV, said the SP.
Following this jail break, Sinha said, a case of attempt to murder and escape from lawful custody was booked against Ramu and Kumar.
According to Sinha, Ramu is a property offender who has six cases against him both in Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam city. He was arrested and remanded by the Anakapalli district police.
Kumar, the main attacker and a government employee, was involved in criminal misappropriation of a pension fund and was arrested in Ananthagiri police station limits of Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR) district, he said.
"He (Kumar) was remanded by the ASR district police. He was in jail since April. It has already been five months for him. Yesterday, this panchayat secretary was involved in cooking in the sub-jail," said Sinha.
Further, Sinha observed that Chodavaram Sub-Jail is a small prison which can accommodate only 16 inmates and there were 10 yesterday.
Meanwhile, several police teams are on the hunt to capture Ramu and Kumar while Sinha expressed confidence that they will be nabbed soon.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
