A murder suspect held 23 children hostage at his daughter's birthday party before he was shot dead by police in India. Subhash Batham was killed last night as a 10-hour stand-off outside a house in Uttar Pradesh ended with all the children being rescued. Batham had demanded that murder charges be dropped and sought a ransom of 10 million rupees (£110,000) per child, police said. Subhash Batham (pictured) was killed by police last night after holding 23 children hostage at his daughter's birthday party in IndiaBatham was hosting the party for his daughter's first birthday and the 23 youngsters included a six-month-old baby. However, the party proved to be a ruse for Batham to keep the children captive while he demanded that the murder charge be dropped.

Source: Daily Mail January 31, 2020 07:58 UTC