A rape accused escaped from the Chhatrapur Sub-Jail in Ganjam district late on Monday night. The matter came to light after the accused failed to show up for regular activities in the jail on Tuesday morning.
The under-trial prisoner was identified as Kabiraj Behera of Sunathar village under the Purusottampur police station.
Behera had been arrested on December 7 in a rape case and lodged in the prison since then. But he managed to scale the boundary wall of the jail and fled.
Police have initiated efforts to trace and nab Behera. Investigation is underway to ascertain the circumstances under which he managed to escape from
the jail.
Later, getting information a team led by Brahmapur Range Prisons DIG Raghunath Majhi and Brahmapur Senior Jail Superintendent went to the Chhatrapur Sub –Jail and conducted an investigation. They also scrutinised the CCTV footages and held discussions with the sub-jail Superintendent regarding the incident.