Overview
- JJ Hospital conducted the autopsy under heavy security on Friday night and released Rohit Arya’s body to relatives after magistrate permission for the late procedure.
- Mumbai Crime Branch has split the inquiry, with Unit 8 handling the hostage and attempted murder case and Unit 2 examining Arya’s death, which is registered as an accidental death report.
- Detectives say Arya appeared to prepare for the act by relocating his wife to Ahmedabad and moving his parents from Pune, while police verify alleged ransom demands and review his finances.
- A tea stall owner outside RA Studios says he called the police at 2:17 pm after parents pleaded for help and that officers reached the scene about 12 minutes later.
- Marathi actor Ruchita Jadhav says Arya contacted her in early October about a project centered on a hostage situation and asked to meet at the same Powai studio, a meeting she canceled.