Overview
- Mumbai police freed all hostages, including 17 teenage children, from RA Studio in Powai after a multi‑agency operation involving QRT, the bomb squad and the fire brigade.
- The suspect, identified as Rohit Arya, was shot during the breach and later died at a hospital after allegedly pointing or firing an air gun as officers entered.
- Police recovered an air gun, chemical bottles and a lighter from the studio, and the rescued children were medically checked before being handed to their guardians.
- Arya had lured children to the venue under the pretext of auditions and released a video claiming “moral and ethical” demands while threatening to set the place on fire if provoked.
- Investigators are examining Arya’s claims of unpaid dues tied to government education or cleanliness work, the legality of the studio and auditions, and whether others were involved.