Police kill gunman who held over 20 children hostage at fake birthday party; mob beats suspect’s wife to death: reports – By David Aaro (Fox News) / Jan 31 2020
A gunman in India was killed by police Friday morning after allegedly holding more than 20 children hostage during a fake birthday party for his daughter, according to multiple reports.
Earlier, the wife of suspect Subhash Batham was fatally beaten by a mob when she emerged from the house where the children were being held, the reports said.
Batham was reportedly out on bail for murder and wanted to “take revenge” on neighbors he thought were responsible in his arrest, so he arranged a fake birthday party for his 1-year-old daughter and invited other children from his village in the Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) state to attend Thursday, India Today reported.
All of the children were ultimately rescued safely, UP Additional Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi confirmed. They ranged in age from 6 months to 15 years old, the BBC reported.
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