Dehradun, Aug. 13 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging the Government of India to take immediate necessary action for the safe repatriation of Indramani Nautiyal, a resident of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, who is reportedly being kept in a hostage-like situation in Saudi Arabia.

According to a press release from the Chief Minister's office, the Chief Minister has sought effective intervention at the appropriate level to secure Nautiyal's release, provide him with necessary legal and financial assistance, and facilitate his safe return to India.

Indramani Nautiyal, son of Devi Ram Nautiyal and a resident of Gaursada village in Jaunpur block of Tehri Garhwal district, had...