Overview
- Investigators took an hours-long statement from Anjali Arya in Pune, detailing her husband’s background and actions before the October 30 incident.
- She submitted documents related to Rohit Arya’s Swachhata Monitor project as police examine his claim of about Rs 2 crore in pending government payment.
- Officials say they have recorded roughly 20–25 statements so far, including from responding officers, the studio owner and local residents.
- Crime Branch Unit 8 is running a separate inquiry into a possible kidnapping angle while teams await key forensic reports.
- Police previously rescued 17 children and two adults from the Powai studio; Rohit Arya was shot during the operation and later died at a hospital.