Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations
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| 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 |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | Counter terrorism, special weapons and tactics, protection of VIPs. |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. Note: Data for organisation as of August 2012. |
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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
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