Hyderabad, February 03: The Octopus, the elite anti-terrorist force, conducted a mock terror drill at Charminar on Thursday.
In the wee hours, teams from Octopus, with each member armed with a battery of gadgets and arms, quietly laid siege to the historic structure. Unmindful of the curious onlookers, the commandos first set up a command, communication and control station from where they could have a vantage view of the building. They then began moving like shadows and slipped into the monument to hunt down “terrorists” and “save” locals and tourists. As expected, the commandos, who have been undergoing training for months, took charge of the monument, freed hostages and came out of the building flashing victory signs.
Octopus officials could not be reached to get details of the drill.
“The mock exercise will also take place at Salar Jung Museum and Golconda Fort soon,” a source said.
—SOUrce:TOI