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 ... A man named Rohit Arya , a YouTuber and schoolteacher from Nagpur, was shot dead after he held 17 children and two adults hostage in Powai, Mumbai. Following a dramatic rescue operation, all the kids were safely taken out. Police reportedly believe the shocking act stemmed from Arya ’s anger over alleged unpaid dues and lack of credit on his projects 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