02-17-2008, 10:04 PM
<b>Rs 60 cr to fight terrorism allocated</b>
Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The government allocated Rs 60 crore to Octopus, the new anti-terror force. Octopus was created after the Mecca Masjid blast and twin explosions in the city to counter the terrorist activities.
It will spend a major portion for buying sophisticated spying equipment, intelligence collection and forming an agency on the line of Greyhounds, the anti-Maoist force.
The police department got Rs 104 crore. The AP Police Academy, which lost land to the Outer Ring Road Project, was allocated Rs 13 crore.
Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The government allocated Rs 60 crore to Octopus, the new anti-terror force. Octopus was created after the Mecca Masjid blast and twin explosions in the city to counter the terrorist activities.
It will spend a major portion for buying sophisticated spying equipment, intelligence collection and forming an agency on the line of Greyhounds, the anti-Maoist force.
The police department got Rs 104 crore. The AP Police Academy, which lost land to the Outer Ring Road Project, was allocated Rs 13 crore.