Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- An Odia migrant worker from the tribal-dominated district of Kandhamal has allegedly been held hostage and subjected to inhuman torture to extort ransom money by a group of people in Bengaluru. Allegations in this regard were levied by family members of the victim Bhakta Charan Nayak.

Sources reported that a few weeks ago Nayak had left his village of Dimiriguda in the Phiringia block of Kandhamal and travelled to work in Bengaluru. However, recently an unidentified criminal gang contacted his family and shared video clips of Nayak being subjected to severe physical abuse, demanding ransom in return for his release.

Family members of the victim have alleged that the criminals also made various video calls, all of...