Overview
- Authorities said 17 children and two adults were rescued from RA Studio in Powai and handed to their guardians after a multi-agency response.
- The suspect, identified as Rohit Arya, allegedly called children to auditions over several days and released a video threatening to set the place on fire if he was not allowed to speak to certain people.
- Negotiations failed, and officers forced entry—reported through a bathroom—recovering an air gun and chemicals as forensic teams processed the scene.
- Later coverage from multiple outlets reported Arya sustained gunshot wounds during the rescue and died, contradicting earlier police statements that he was detained, and the sequence is under review.
- Police officials described Arya as appearing mentally unstable, and investigators are probing his grievances, including claimed unpaid dues, while arranging medical and psychological checks for the children.