Mumbai on Thursday (October 30, 2025) witnessed a tense situation where several children were held captive, perhaps for the first time, but the metropolis is no stranger to hostage crises, which in the past have pushed it to the edge and tested police efficiency in non-terror cases.
Police successfully concluded a nearly three-hour-long dramatic hostage situation, safely rescuing 17 children and two adults held at a studio in the Powai area by a person who died from a bullet injury sustained during police action.
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