India, Nov. 18 -- The Mumbai crime branch on Monday recorded the statements of the wife of Pune resident Rohit Aarrya, who was shot dead on October 30 after he held 17 children hostage at a studio in Powai.

"We recorded the statement of Anjali Aarrya, wife of Rohit Aarrya, in Pune today. She told us about how they met, their married life, the hunger strikes that he staged in the past, the projects he worked on, and how she came to know about the hostage situation through a friend," a senior police officer familiar with the case told HT.

The crime branch will analyse Anjali Aarrya's statement in detail once they arrive back in the city from Pune, the officer added.

Aarrya's family had earlier asked the police to wait to record their sta...