Bhubaneswar: An 'Ola' cab driver was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified miscreants at Krishna Vihar in Patrapada area of Odisha capital on Thursday night.

The abductors have demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from his wife.

As per a complaint lodged by the woman with the Khandagiri police, the miscreants kidnapped her husband Shankarshan Das at around 8 pm while he was present in front of his house.

The kidnappers thrashed Shankarshan and later made a video call to the woman showing her the injured victim. They demanded Rs 10 lakh from the woman to release her husband. She has sent Rs 2 lakh to the miscreants through internet banking.

Police have started investigation into the incident while efforts were on by cops to rescue the victim and nab the kidnappers.