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Mumbai Studio Hostage Crisis: Videographer's Heroic Rescue Attempt as Audition Turns into Real-Life Drama
Nov 01, 2025 02:06 am CST
A routine audition at Mumbai's R A Studio turned into a terrifying hostage situation when filmmaker Rohit Arya trapped 17 children inside. His long-time videographer Rohan Aher recounts the harrowing three-hour ordeal, his multiple rescue attempts despite being pepper-sprayed, and how police intervention ultimately led to Arya's death following a standoff.
Mumbai Hostage Crisis: Man Dies After Taking 17 Children Captive in Powai Over Payment Dispute
Oct 30, 2025 11:13 pm CST
A Mumbai man named Rohit Arya died after being shot by police during a rescue operation where he had taken 17 children hostage at RA Studios in Powai. Arya, who claimed the Maharashtra education department owed him money for a school sanitation project, had released a video explaining his actions as an alternative to suicide. All children were rescued safely after a two-hour standoff when police forcibly entered the premises.