India, Nov. 12 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition by Shobha Budhivant, a city-based lawyer, seeking directions to the Powai police to register a complaint on the alleged police encounter death of Rohit Aarrya, who took 17 children and two adults hostage recently. Aarrya was shot dead by assistant police inspector, Amol Waghmare, during the rescue operation at a film studio in Powai last month.

A division-bench comprising Justice Ajey Gadkari and Justice RR Bhosale said the petitioner should instead approach a magistrate's court with a private complaint.

Armed with an air gun and flammable chemicals, Aarrya, 50, had taken children aged between 10 and 15 years hostage, to allegedly draw the attention ...