India, Nov. 1 -- The terrifying hostage crisis that played out in Powai on Thursday had been meticulously planned by the now-deceased hostage-taker and short filmmaker, Rohit Aarrya, who held 17 teenagers captive in a studio while appearing to shoot a web series.

Aarrya had stockpiled food for the children in the event of a long-drawn drama. He also got a broken latch on the studio's door repaired, and installed motion sensors to alert him if anyone unexpected tried to enter into the premises.

Taking absolutely no chances, Aarrya also installed CCTV cameras at strategic points in the studio, so that footage could be streamed to his smart phone; he was not privy to the feed from the pre-installed surveillance cameras.

The truly chilling...