Overview
- Police and fire brigade teams forced entry through a bathroom at RA Studio in Powai and freed roughly 17 children, along with two adults.
- An airgun and chemical substances were recovered at the scene, and the teens, estimated to be 13–17 years old, were reunited with their guardians with no injuries reported.
- The suspect, identified as Rohit Arya, circulated a video threatening to set the studio on fire and insisting he wanted to question specific people rather than seek money.
- Officials said Arya appeared mentally unstable as they probe his background, including reported claims about unpaid dues and a request to speak with former Maharashtra education minister Deepak Kesarkar.
- Authorities initially stated Arya was detained; some later reports said he died during or after the operation, a detail not yet confirmed by police.