Mumbai Hostage Crisis: All Children Rescued, Captor Shot Dead After Three-Hour Standoff
Mumbai—A tense, three-hour hostage crisis at a recording studio in Powai ended in tragedy and relief on Thursday afternoon. A quick-response team (QRT) of Mumbai Police commandos successfully rescued 17 children, a 75-year-old woman, and a studio staffer who were held captive. The captor, identified as filmmaker and social activist Rohit Arya (38), was shot by police in the ensuing...
