Driver abducts doctor, seeks `5cr from Ola
Raj Shekhar Jha & Somreet Bhattacharya
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New Delhi
TNN
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In a story straight out of a crime thriller, a doctor traveling home in New Delhi in an Ola cab earlier this month was abducted by the cabbie and his associates. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of `5 crore, not from the doctor's family , but from Ola.The 13-day drama, which saw two police encounters with the accused and 200 Delhi cops being deployed for investigations and search operations, finally ended on Wednesday with the doctor's rescue and the arrest of four kidnappers from Meerut.At least other five accused, including the masterminds, are absconding. We are conducting more “ raids to nab the rest of them and also questioning some of the accused,“ said joint commissioner (eastern range) Ravindra Yadav, who headed the operation.
The doctor, Srikanth Goud from Hyderabad, works at a private hospital in east Delhi.He had booked the cab through the mobile app on the night of July 6 for returning from a birthday party in Noida.
Goud's friend, Dr Rakesh, had dropped him around midnight at the Preet Vihar Metro station, where Goud had booked the cab. He lives with a friend in Gautam Nagar, south Delhi.
After he boarded the cab, the driver locked the doors and drove the car towards Dadri. Goud told police he had protested when the driver took a turn towards Noida.However, the driver kept going and after they crossed into Noida, he threatened to kill the doctor if he tried to raise an alarm. Three of the cabbie's associates boarded the vehicle from Noida before driving off to Dadri.
The first call was made to the Ola call centre on July 7, in which the kidnappers demanded a ransom of `5 crore.Ola refused to comment on the developments.
Another call was made to the doctor's hospital. The kidnappers spoke to a nurse and asked the hospital to build pressure on Ola, saying they just wanted to teach the company a lesson. Meanwhile, they kept changing their loca tions.
To evade technical surveillance, the gang used the doctor's mobile. They shot the doctor's vidoes on his mobile and send the clips to Ola and the family .
It was found that two of the kidnappers are siblings and both had earlier worked with Ola. They are yet to be arrested. They were miffed with Ola due to alleged non-payment of incentives, sources said.
Wednesday's encounter took place in Shatabdi Nagar area of Meerut, when cops confronted the kidnappers near a railway crossing while they were changing their location with the doctor. They tried to take advantage of a group of kanwariyas and flee, but were surrounded by a joint team of Delhi Police and UP STF . When they were challenged by the cops, the men opened fire.
The doctor, Srikanth Goud from Hyderabad, works at a private hospital in east Delhi.He had booked the cab through the mobile app on the night of July 6 for returning from a birthday party in Noida.
Goud's friend, Dr Rakesh, had dropped him around midnight at the Preet Vihar Metro station, where Goud had booked the cab. He lives with a friend in Gautam Nagar, south Delhi.
After he boarded the cab, the driver locked the doors and drove the car towards Dadri. Goud told police he had protested when the driver took a turn towards Noida.However, the driver kept going and after they crossed into Noida, he threatened to kill the doctor if he tried to raise an alarm. Three of the cabbie's associates boarded the vehicle from Noida before driving off to Dadri.
The first call was made to the Ola call centre on July 7, in which the kidnappers demanded a ransom of `5 crore.Ola refused to comment on the developments.
Another call was made to the doctor's hospital. The kidnappers spoke to a nurse and asked the hospital to build pressure on Ola, saying they just wanted to teach the company a lesson. Meanwhile, they kept changing their loca tions.
To evade technical surveillance, the gang used the doctor's mobile. They shot the doctor's vidoes on his mobile and send the clips to Ola and the family .
It was found that two of the kidnappers are siblings and both had earlier worked with Ola. They are yet to be arrested. They were miffed with Ola due to alleged non-payment of incentives, sources said.
Wednesday's encounter took place in Shatabdi Nagar area of Meerut, when cops confronted the kidnappers near a railway crossing while they were changing their location with the doctor. They tried to take advantage of a group of kanwariyas and flee, but were surrounded by a joint team of Delhi Police and UP STF . When they were challenged by the cops, the men opened fire.
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