Mumbai Hostage Crisis Ends with Gunman Dead, 17 Children Rescued Unharmed
A tense hostage situation in Mumbai’s Powai area ended with the death of Rohit Arya, a 36-year-old man who had taken 17 children and two others captive inside a film studio on Thursday afternoon. Arya was shot in the chest during a police operation and later died in hospital. All hostages were rescued safely. Rohit Arya Seen Here. File Photo: CMO Maharashtra Police officials said Arya lured the children -- aged between 8 and 14 -- to RA Studio , located on the ground floor of a residential building, by advertising a fake audition for a web series. A senior citizen and another adult male were also held. The standoff lasted approximately two hours. According to Mumbai Police, Arya was armed with an air gun and chemical canisters, which he used to threaten officers. “When Arya pointed his air gun and made threats of setting the studio on fire, our team conducted a forced entry through the bathroom,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Satyanarayan Chaudhary. “One rou...