The Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) is an elite counter terrorism joint unit of the Andhra Pradesh Police in the state of Andhra Pradesh & and the Telangana Police in the state of Telangana in India.
[3] OCTOPUS Commando Training Center was inaugurated on 13 August 2012, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy at Khalsa Ibrahimpatnam Village near Hyderabad, with 570 acres land area.
[4][1] The commandos are trained in handling sophisticated weapons such as Glock-19 pistols, Colt 9mm SMG, Franchi SPAS-15 dual mode shotguns, sniper rifles, taser guns and corner shot systems.
On 16 November 2012, tenders were invited for the supply of a sample jet pack unit to the OCTOPUS.
[4][1] Of the 1590 commandos for the OCTOPUS, the force was divided on the basis of options exercised by the staff[9]