Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- Mumbai Police on Thursday detained a man identified as Rohit Arya, who had allegedly held several children hostage in the Powai area of Mumbai.

According to the police, Rohit Arya had released a video claiming that he wanted to speak with certain people and threatened to set everything on fire and harm himself along with the children if his demand was not met.

Police officials said the man appeared to be mentally unstable, and they were trying to handle the situation carefully.

"A man, identified as Rohit Arya, has held a few children hostage in the Powai area of Mumbai. He has released a video purportedly saying that he wants to speak with a few people, and if he is not allowed to do it, he will set everything on fi...