In a swift action, the police arrested an under trial prisoner, Ravi Teja, who had allegedly escaped from police custody from Eluru District Headquarters Hospital.
The police brought Ravi Teja, who was an accused in Ganji Prasad’s murder case that had occurred in G. Kothapalli village, Dwaraka Tirumala mandal in Eluru district, to the hospital when he complained of illness on Thursday.
However, he reportedly escaped from the police custody. The police alerted the special teams and arrested the accused.
Four constables suspended
Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Rahul Dev Sharma suspended a head constable and three constables on the charge of dereliction of duty. The four had escorted Ravi Teja when he was brought to the hospital, the SP said.
Three arrested
The police also arrested three persons, K. Rambabu, P. Ramakrishna and U. Praveen, who allegedly helped Ravi Teja escape.
The police recovered a car and a motorbike from the accused. The accused were produced in court, said Two Town CI D.V. Ramana.
