K9 Royal – Nalgonda, India

Died – 8/17/18
Handler – Constable Chinnababu

Teary eyed Nalgonda bomb squad lays canine Royal to rest with full police honors in Hyderabad

Royal, the longest-serving canine of Nalgonda bomb squad of the Hyderabad police, was laid to rest on Friday with full police honors. He was responsible for probing the Narayanadri Express bomb hoax in 2008. On Friday, the Nalgonda police department laid one of their own to rest in what turned out to be an emotion-laded ceremony. An indispensable part of the squad team for over 10 years, sniffer dog Royal was buried with police honors at the Canine Training Centre (CTC) here. Records maintained by the city police state that the four-legged Braveheart was born in 2007. He was deployed to the Nalgonda district unit after being trained at the Integrated Intelligence Training Academy (IITA) in Moinabad about 30 kilometres from state capital Hyderabad. Suresh Kumar, DSP (Armed Reserve) told the Hindu that Royal was the oldest serving canine in the Nalgonda unit since its inception in 1998. A sniffer, Royal was tasked with sniffing out suspicious material including contraband, explosives, and drugs. While his efforts aided several police investigations along the years, he was also responsible for investigating a bomb hoax on the Narayanadri Express in 2008. Throughout his deployment with the Nalgonda unit, Royal carried out security preparations for VIP visits and large public gatherings. After completing his duty as a sniffer, he was retired from active service in May 2017 owing to ailment and old age. Media reports suggest that he was always a sniffer and not a tracker due to the fact that canines are assigned a single duty out of the two. Royal’s handler ever since he was 40 days old, police constable Chinnababu was seen overcoming with emotions at the time of the burial which was accompanied by police honors.

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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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