Police ke mutabik, rescue operation ke dauraan Arya ne air gun se police par firing ki, jiske jawab mein police ne ek round fire kiya.
Mumbai ke Powai area mein Thursday ko ek dramatic hostage situation ke baad police ne 17 bachchon ko safe rescue kiya. Rohit Arya, jisne in bachchon ko ek “audition” ke naam par bulaya tha, police firing mein zakhmi hone ke baad mar gaya.
Police ke mutabik, rescue operation ke dauraan Arya ne air gun se police par goli chalaayi, jiske jawab mein police ne ek round fire kiya. Use gunshot wounds ke saath hospital le jaaya gaya, lekin ilaaj ke dauraan uski maut ho gayi.
Yeh poora incident ek chhoti film studio — RA Studios — mein hua, jahan Arya ne 8 se 14 saal ke bachchon ko audition ke bahane bandh kar liya tha. Takriban do ghante tak bachche uske kabze mein rahe. Jab usne unhe nuksaan pahunchane ki dhamki di, tab police ne bathroom ki taraf se zabardasti entry karke sabhi 17 bachchon ko safe nikaala.
Incident se pehle Arya ne ek video release kiya tha jisme usne kaha tha ki woh “suicide karne ke bajay hostage situation create kar raha hai”. Usne bola, “Mujhe paise nahi chahiye, main terrorist nahi hoon. Mujhe bas kuch simple conversations chahiye.”
Police ne site se ek air gun aur kuch chemical containers recover kiye, jinka use Arya ne dhamki dene ke liye kiya tha. Sabhi bachche ek web series ke audition ke liye studio aaye the, jo ek residential building ke ground floor par hai.
Arya ka kehna tha ki uska ‘Let’s Change’ naam ka sanitation campaign school cleanliness ke liye tha aur government ne uske Rs 2 crore approve kiye the, lekin January 2024 se payment nahi mila. Usne education department par galat waade karne ka ilzaam lagaya.
Pehle bhi woh do baar hunger strike par baith chuka tha aur former Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar ke diye gaye Rs 7 lakh aur Rs 8 lakh ke cheques ka zikr kiya tha, jinke baad usne kaha, “baaki paisa kabhi nahi mila.”