Mumbai hostage-taker’s high-tech trap: Motion sensors, cameras & failed face-off with police By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2025 On an ordinary Thursday afternoon in Mumbai, a routine audition call took a horrifying turn. A man named Rohit Arya — aged about 50 — lured 17 children (aged roughly 10-15) and two adults into a studio in the Powai area of the city. Inside, he revealed a deadly plan: he had rigged the premises with motion sensors and cameras, threatened to burn the place down, and held them hostage for…
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Jammu Police Arrest Two in Separate Abduction Cases, Girls Found Safe
Two arrested for abducting 2 girls in Jammu in separate incidents; The abducted girls have been safely rescued, officials said Jammu, Feb 04: Two men have been arrested for abducting two girls from their homes in separate incidents here, police said on Monday. The abducted girls have been safely rescued, officials said. On January 19 a woman lodged a complaint in Domana police station, alleging that Sonu Kumar, hailing from Nabyua Kallan in Uttar Pradesh and currently residing in Greater Kailash, had kidnapped her 16-year-old daughter from their home, they said.…
Read MoreMan Detained After Disturbing Video Shows Him Assaulting His Children
Man detained for assaulting his children A man was detained after a video purportedly showing him mercilessly assaulting his children, one five years old and the other just three, was circulated widely on social media, police said on Monday. Many on social media called for stern action against him following the video, he said. Sudesh Kumar, a resident of Naagni Chulna village in Udhampur district, was picked up on Sunday evening. The two children were rescued and handed over to relatives, a police spokesperson said.
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