India, Oct. 31 -- A tense situation unfolded in Mumbai on Thursday when a man allegedly held 17 children hostage at a studio for three hours after reportedly luring them there under the pretext of an 'audition'.

Rohit Arya, the accused behind the hostage standoff in Powai, was shot dead by a Mumbai Police cop, who has reportedly revealed why he took the step. Powai police station API Amol Waghmare, who opened fire at Rohit Arya on Thursday, reportedly told the police that he did so after the hostage take pointed a gun at him in the presence of children, a situation the official described as a "real threat".

"Waghmare had tried to speak to Arya urging him not to take any extreme step. But Arya pointed his gun at the officer and it was a ...