Mock Drill of Security Forces at Sri Kapila Theertham temple in Tirupati

admin 2025, May 3 7:37 am 1 minute read

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TIRUPATI, MAY 03, 2025: In the wake of the terror attack in the Pahalgam area of Kashmir, various security forces including Octopus, Police, TTD Vigilance and other departmental officers and staff jointly conducted a mock drill on the security measures to be taken in case of any infiltration of terrorists into the Sri Kapila Theertham Temple in Tirupati.

First, the Octopus forces entered the temple in three groups from the premises of the District Forest Department office near Kapila Theertham in a strategic and coordinated manner and demonstrated how to protect the devotees through a mock drill on Friday evening.

The TTD Vigilance and Security, Civil Police, Bomb Squad, Reserve personnel, Medical, Fire personnel, Revenue and Traffic personnel were thoroughly briefed on how to deal with a terrorist attack in this mock drill, which continued for about two hours.

A total of 40 Octopus commandos, 10 TTD Vigilance personnel, 15 police personnel, 13 AR personnel, 12 medical personnel, Fire, Armed, Bomb Squad, Electrical, Water and Gas department personnel participated in this mock drill under the supervision of Octopus DSP Sri Madhusudhan Rao.