Hostage Taker's Wife Questions Police Shooting

Anjali Arya, wife of Rohit Arya, has voiced strong objections to the police's handling of the Powai hostage situation, where her husband was killed. She stated that police had opportunities to arrest Rohit Arya alive and questioned the necessity of the fatal encounter that concluded the crisis involving 17 children. Arya's repeated claims of government-owed payments for the 'Swachhata Monitor' project were reportedly unaddressed.

She detailed Rohit Arya's prior hunger strike in Pune last year, protesting the non-release of funds for the fully completed project, a claim previously denied by the school education department. This situation underscores her assertion that external factors contributed to Rohit Arya's desperate actions. The investigation into the encounter is ongoing, aiming to clarify the events that led to his death.

The Mumbai Crime Branch has established a Special Investigation Team to probe the circumstances surrounding Rohit Arya's death. This includes registering two separate cases: one against Arya for kidnapping and related charges, and an Accidental Death Report to scrutinize the police encounter itself. Several items from the scene are undergoing forensic examination.