Jagannath Sabar, an under-trial prisoner at the Kalahandi district jail in Odisha, escaped on the night of April 22 by scaling a 20-foot wall. Sabar, who has been in custody for two months, is accused of three theft cases. Jail superintendent Saroj Kumar Biswal confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine how the escape occurred and that local police have been informed. A search operation is currently in progress to recapture Sabar. The Kalahandi jail, located in Bhawanipatna town, has a history of escapes; in the past five years, 33 under-trial prisoners and 11 convicts have escaped from various jails in Odisha, with 15 still at large. The facility, built in 1935, is surrounded by residential areas and monitored by CCTV cameras.