Patna: A ransom of  Rs 75 crore was demanded from the private construction company that employed the two engineers, who were killed in Bihar’s Darbhanga district, a company official said yesterday.

B K Jha, chief project manager of BSC-C&C Joint Venture Ltd, told media persons in Darbhanga that shooter Mukesh Pathak, who works for notorious gangster Santosh Jha, has been demanding levy since August from the company.