Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations

Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations
Abbreviation OCTOPUS
Agency overview
Formed October 1, 2007
Employees 250[1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Andhra Pradesh, India
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs.
Operational structure
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.
Note: Data for organisation as of August 2012.

Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) is an elite counter terrorism unit of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1]

History

On 1 October 2007, the Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved the formation of OCTOPUS.[2] On 13 August 2012, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurated the OCTOPUS headquarters. Before this, they had been based at a makeshift headquarters.[3][1] On 16 November 2012, tenders were invited for the supply of a sample jet pack unit to the OCTOPUS. Plans have been made to acquire more jetpacks in the future.[4][5][6]

Organisation and role

About 100 OCTOPUS personnel have been deployed at the Tirumala Venkateswara temple to oversee the temple security.[3][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Andhra anti-terror force Octopus gets its headquarters". NDTV. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "OCTOPUS - Andhra Pradesh's terror response". Rediff. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Kiran opens Octopus headquarters". The Hindu. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "AP cops plan to fly into James Bond era". The New Indian Express. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rocketeer Commandos? Andhra Pradesh elite anti-terrorist force may soon be flying into action with jet packs". Daily Mail. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh police plan to fight terror on the fly". The New Indian Express. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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