The elite anti-terrorist force of Andhra Pradesh, Octopus (Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations), secured the top spot in the 7th All India Joint Exercise in anti-Terrorist Operations, held at Manesar in Haryana. The competition titled as ‘Agni’ featured special forces from nine States, including the famed National Security Guards (NSG). The 18-member Octopus squad had gone to Manesar in September and after two weeks of quarantine, the competition was held for two weeks. The elite counter terrorism organisation was established on October 1, 2007, in the then unified Andhra Pradesh. Both the states have their own training centres and in Andhra Pradesh, the training centre is in Visakhapatnam.

Source: The Hindu October 08, 2021 19:06 UTC