Rohit Arya, the man accused of holding 17 children hostage in Mumbai’s Powai area on Thursday, has died after being injured in a gunfire exchange with police.
According to NDTV reports, the police reported that Arya fired at officers with an air gun during the rescue operation, leading them to respond with one round of live fire.
He was rushed to a hospital with gunshot wounds in critical condition,but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
The tense standoff unfolded inside a small film studio named RA Studios, where Arya had allegedly invited a group of children under the pretext of conducting an “audition.” Authorities said the children, aged between 8 and 14, were held captive for nearly two hours before being safely rescued.
Seventeen children who had come for a film audition in the Powai area of Mumbai were rescued on Thursday after being held hostage by a man, who in a chilling video message identified himself as Rohit Arya and warned the authorities "not to trigger" him. The accused was arrested after a swift police operation that ended the tense standoff.
As NDTV reports, the officials said, the children had gathered at RA Studios, situated on the ground floor of a residential building, when the suspect locked them inside. Mumbai Police acted swiftly after Arya's video went online to ensure all children were evacuated safely within hours.
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