Mumbai: The last rites of Rohit Arya, the 50-year-old filmmaker who was shot dead by the Mumbai Police after taking 19 people hostage in a Powai studio, were performed in Pune in the early hours of Saturday. Arya’s body was handed over to his family after a postmortem at JJ Hospital in Mumbai and transported to Pune late Friday night. His wife, son and close relatives were present for the final rites.

Maharashtra: Rohit Arya, the man involved in the Powai studio hostage case, was cremated late at night at Pune’s Vaikunth Crematorium. His body was transported from Mumbai by ambulance, and family members attended the ceremony pic.twitter.com/ir3G0XIk3j — IANS (@ians_india) November 1, 2025

Police officials said Arya had been living away from Pune for several years and had limited conta

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