A tense 35-minute hostage crisis unfolded in Mumbai’s Powai area when Rohit Arya, a 38-year-old man, trapped 19 people—17 of them children—inside an audition room at RA Studio. The standoff began when Arya, armed with an air gun, chemicals, and a lighter, threatened to set the room ablaze if police intervened. Swift action by the Mumbai Police Quick Reaction Team (QRT) led to a heroic rescue that prevented a major tragedy. The team of eight commandos entered the audition room
A tense 35-minute hostage crisis unfolded in Mumbai’s Powai area when Rohit Arya, a 38-year-old man, trapped 19 people—17 of them children—inside an audition room at RA Studio. The standoff began when Arya, armed with an air gun, chemicals, and a lighter, threatened to set the room ablaze if police intervened. Swift action by the Mumbai Police Quick Reaction Team (QRT) led to a heroic rescue that prevented a major tragedy. The team of eight commandos entered the audition room