27 April 2024,   07:56
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Father holds 23 children hostage at his daughter’s birthday party

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 per child. 
His wife was attacked by angry locals as she tried to escape and died of her injuries on Friday morning.  

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