Ex-state school education minister Deepak Kesarkar said Rohit Arya, who held 17 children hostage before being killed in police operation, had demanded payment from government without submitting documents. "Out of humanity, I paid him some amount from...personal account," he stated. Notably, Arya had claimed he was promised ₹2 crore by government for taking his idea 'Mazhi Shala, Sundar Shala'.