Arya: Rohit Arya (50)

Rohit Arya (50), who had released a video during the roughly hour-long hostage standoff saying he wanted to “ask questions to some people,” was shot by police after he attempted to threaten ... Mumbai police launched a daring mission to rescue 17 children and two others, who were allegedly kidnapped and held hostage by Rohit Arya in Powai. Why Rohit Arya held 17 kids hostage in Mumbai: A long fight with Maharashtra Dept holds the key A banker-turned-social entrepreneur and filmmaker, Arya , who originally hailed from Pune, launched Project Let’s Change in October 2013. From the first distress call to Rohit Arya ’s death, here’s the full timeline of the Powai hostage crisis that shocked Mumbai and ended with all hostages rescued