Rohit Arya, the man shot dead by Mumbai Police after taking 17 children hostage at an audition theatre in Powai on Thursday (30 October), said in his final video that he was upset over unpaid “dues” from the government, a claim denied by the Maharashtra school education department.

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Arya, armed with an airgun and an inflammable spray, held the children hostage at the theatre where they had reportedly been called for an audition. Police rescued all the children unharmed and shot Arya dead after a 3.5-hour-long operation.

Grievance behind kidnapping

While holding the children at RA Studio in Mahavir Classic, Arya recorded a video in which he claimed he had no intention of harming anyone.

Instead, he said

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