Five Octopus cops sustain injuries during mock-drill

Hyderabad: During a mock-drill, five policemen of Octopus (organization to counter terrorist operations) sustained injuries after their speeding car hit a van, during exercise near Adibatla on Tuesday. According to official sources, the five men were chasing the van supposedly carrying ‘extremists’. 

The car which hit 120 km/hr speed lost control and hit the vehicle being chased. They were admitted to a private hospital in L B Nagar. One of the police Laghupathi is serious, while the other Chennakeshava Reddy had undergone surgery. Other three include Suresh, Rahul Bhavani Singh and Shekhar.