Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- The recent hostage crisis at RA Studios in Powai has drawn strong parallels with a similar tense standoff Mumbai witnessed nearly 17 years ago, reviving memories of the 2008 BEST bus hijacking incident.
On October 30, 2025, Mumbai once again faced a hostage situation when Rohit Arya held 17 children and two adults captive at an acting studio, before being shot dead by police.
Yesterday's events unfolded in a manner that resembled a real-life thriller, echoing scenes from the film A Thursday, where a teacher takes schoolchildren hostage.
The accused, identified as 50-year-old Rohit Arya, who claimed to be a web series director from Nagpur, had reportedly called children, aged between 13 and 17, to the studio for auditio...