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Ola driver holds Delhi rider hostage for 13 days, arrested after shootout

The kidnapper allegedly wanted to get ransom from Ola and teach them a lesson, reports Tech in Asia

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Sumit Chakraberty | Tech in Asia
A doctor in Delhi was rescued last night after being held for ransom by an Ola driver for 13 days, police have informed local media.

The doctor, Sreekanth Goud from the southern state of Telangana, booked a ride to go home around midnight after a party in East Delhi on July 6. Instead of taking him home to South Delhi, the driver veered off to Dadri in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, threatening to kill the doctor if he tried to raise an alarm. In Dadri, a gang of kidnappers joined the driver in the car.

The kidnappers first made a