MUMBAI, Nov. 1 -- The terrifying hostage situation that played out in Mumbai on Thursday was meticulously planned by the now deceased hostage-taker and short filmmaker, Rohit Aarrya, who held 17 teenagers captive in a studio while shooting 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 CCTV cameras at strategic points on the premises, so that footage would be streamed to his smart phone; he was not privy to the feed of the pre-installed surveillance cameras. P11
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