# Uttarakhand man held hostage-like in Saudi; CM seeks safe return 2026-08-13T08:59:19+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging the Centre to secure the safe return of Indramani Nautiyal, a resident of Tehri Garhwal who is being held in a hostage-like situation in Saudi Arabia. Dhami has asked for immediate legal and financial assistance for Nautiyal. Nautiyal travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2018 for work as a truck driver. After a serious road accident, he was sentenced to one year in prison. The company owner was fined 9 lakh Saudi Riyals (about Rs 2.29 crore) for insurance and registration lapses but has not paid. Nautiyal is reportedly pressured to pay the amount. His family faces severe hardship. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - timesnownews.com Tags: labour, NRI, Saudi Arabia, truck driver, Uttarakhand Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-man-in-hostage-like-situation-in-saudi-arabia/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-man-in-hostage-like-situation-in-saudi-arabia/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.