An under-trial prisoner, Battula Prabhakar alias Rahul Reddy alias Bittu, escaped from police custody while he was being taken to Rajamahendravaram Central Prison, from Vijayawada.
A native of Vaddapalli village in Chittoor district, Prabhakar was arrested by Patamata police in March this year, in a theft case.
Police brought him to Vijayawada from the central jail to attend a court hearing on Monday. He escaped from police at Duddukuru village, Devarapalli mandal in East Godavari district, around midnight while being escorted back to the jail.
Three special teams have been constituted under the supervision of Armed Reserve (AR) Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police K. Koteswara Rao, said Police Commissioner S.V. Rajashekara Babu on Tuesday.
“The accused was having handcuff on one of his hands and the other end was held by a constable, when he escaped from the custody,” the AR police said.
