Farrukhabad hostage horror ends, accused killed, 23 kids rescued safely

After a hostage situation that lasted nearly nine hours, the Uttar Pradesh Police managed to rescue the 23 children who had been taken captive by a murder accused in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad. While the children were rescued, the accused Subhash Batham was killed in the ensuing police encounter. UP Additional Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi confirmed that Subash Batham had been killed in an encounter and that all children were rescued safely.