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.