India, Oct. 31 -- Rohit Arya, the man who took 17 children hostage at a theatre studio in Powai, was shot dead by a Mumbai police officer after a tense rescue operation to save the kids.

Amol Waghmare, an officer of the Powai police station's anti-terrorist cell, was the one who fired a round at Rohit Arya, a resident of Pune. He was declared dead at a hospital where he was rushed after the bullet hit his chest.

Rohit Arya, described as a filmmaker and an activist, purportedly rented RA Studio at Mahavir Classic in Powai to audition children for roles in a web series. When the children reached the studio with their parents on Thursday morning, he took them to the first floor. By 1 pm, neither the kids had come down for lunch nor could t...