Summary:
For the entire time, they kept him drugged," Dilraj said. "Papa, I am alive and safe," were the first words Sant told his father over phone soon after being rescued in a daring raid in Bihar 's Muzaffarpur on August 8. At night, others used to gather there and drink, while Sant was kept locked in the room. The rest of the money was arranged by taking loans from relatives -- someone gave Rs 1 lakh, some gave Rs 50,000. For the first 15 days, when Dilraj was desperately running around to arrange the Rs 40 lakh ransom, Sant was beaten, kicked and tortured every day..