The Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Mumbai Division has clarified that it followed all standard procedures during the Powai hostage encounter, in which Rohit Arya was shot dead after holding 17 people hostage inside the RA Studio.

Officials said the incident was not initially reported as a terror threat, which is why the QRT wasn’t called to the scene immediately. The first responders were the Powai police, who began negotiations with Arya before the situation escalated into a shootout.