Arya's post-mortem was done between 10-10:15 pm and his body was later handed over to his brother in law, an official said

Arya had allegedly held 17 children and two adults hostage at a Powai-based studio on Thursday, triggering a massive rescue operation that ended in his death

At around 9:30 am, Rohit Arya’s body was brought to JJ Hospital from the Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari and after completing the necessary formalities, it was moved to the post-mortem section, sources said

According to police sources, several of Arya’s relatives were contacted to provide consent for the post-mortem

As per procedure, post-mortems in special cases, conducted under video surveillance, cannot be carried out after 6 pm. Consequently, a police team was dispatched to obtain special permission from the magistrate to conduct the procedure after hours