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The youth was released after a week, once they reached a settlement and a Rs 1 crore ransom was paid. The investigation was later transferred from the northwest district to the inter-state cell (ISC) unit of the Crime Branch. According to police sources, the kidnappers had agreed to Rs 1 crore as ransom because Sharma apparently told them he will pay Rs 4 crore later. Watch What Else Is making News“Sharma then received a ransom call demanding Rs 50 crore for the safe release of his son. According to former councillor Shambu Sharma, the people who had kidnapped his 20-year-old son and later released him after being given Rs 1 crore in ransom, have started calling again — this time demanding Rs 4 crore..