Lawyer Arun Ferreira's house arrest began early last morning, when the Pune police along with Naupada cops escorted him to his home in Charai, Thane. And just like the 10-hour raid at his residence on Tuesday and his subsequent detention, Thursday's action, too, left his neighbours, especially the children from the area, wide-eyed, and a little scared.

Little ones waiting for their school bus in the morning described the scenes that played out as if out of a movie. Scared, they kept as far away from Ferreira's building as possible.