K9 Oli – Gonda, India

Tribute to ‘Oli’

A tearful tribute was paid to the Reserve Police Line on the death of ‘Oli’ posted in the Gonda Police Line Canine Squad. Oli’ has been instrumental in apprehending criminals and uncovering significant incidents. Additional Police Superintendent Gonda Shivraj and other police personnel paid tearful tributes at the death of ‘Oli’ posted in the police dog squad.The explosive dog ‘Oli’ was born on March 10, 2011. Under the supervision of hero trainer Tulsi Sonkar, the training of ‘Shrawan Oli’ was carried out from the national dog training center in Tekanpur district, Gwalior Madhya Pradesh. After receiving 06 months of training, Oli arrived on June 17, 2012 at Police Line Gonda. In April 2014, under the Kotwali campaign, the bomb hidden in the artillery was discovered. In October 2015, police discovered the gunpowder buried in the brick stone on the rumor of a burst cylinder in Khargupur. In May 2016, the bomb was detected in a pile of rubbish near the railway station under the Bahraich Kotwali Nagar district police station. In December 2019 traced a hand grenade in the bush behind Gumti on the side of Chandravatpur Ghat below Thana Katra Bazar. In November 2021, under the Wazirganj police station, the gunpowder was found buried in the house near the town of Tikri.

Submitted By Jim Cortina

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.