K9 Raksha – Kolar, India

Died 2/12/25

Police dog Raksha dies of illness, laid to rest with state honors in Kolar

Police dog Raksha (10), who had been part of the canine squad for the last eight years, died on Wednesday due to illness. Raksha had been instrumental in cracking many criminal cases.Raksha was part of the canine squad at the Kolar District Armed Reserve and started training since she was a three-month-old pup at the CAR South center at Adugodi in Bengaluru. The canine had detected leads in four murder and dacoity cases when the police had hit a dead end.KOLAR: Police dog Raksha (10), who had been part of the canine squad for the last eight years, died on Wednesday due to illness. Raksha had been instrumental in cracking many criminal cases.Raksha was part of the canine squad at the Kolar District Armed Reserve and started training since she was a three-month-old pup at the CAR South center at Adugodi in Bengaluru. The canine had detected leads in four murder and dacoity cases when the police had hit a dead end.The Kolar police mourned the loss of their canine colleague and laid her to rest with full state honors at the DAR parade grounds. Kolar SP Nikhil B was also present on the occasion.

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James A. Cortina has been involved with police dogs since 1972 and currently on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Jim has been appointed as Treasurer since its inception in 1991. Jim is one of the charter members of the C.P.W.D.A. organization. Since 1975 he has been a certified professional dog trainer and received his Master Trainer Certification in 1985. During his career he has provided armed K-9 strike crowd control for security agencies in Connecticut and out of state security companies. In conjunction with other members of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. Board of Directors, he helped to draft Connecticut Statute 53-247(e) "Intentional Injury or Killing of Police K-9" which was passed by the Senate in 1993 and also assisted in implementing the prestigious Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1992. In 1993 he helped coordinate the North American Police Work Dog Association Nationals in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Training Director for the New London County Work Dog Association from 1985-1987. He performed decoy work for Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc. in police K-9 demonstrations, trained several local police department canines, and coordinated training workshops for out-of-state police departments. He participated in the United States Police K-9 Association Trials in Croton on Hudson, New York in 1985 as a decoy. He is an avid photographer and received photography awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 and currently takes photographs for the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association Inc.
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