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Died – 2/4/19 Police mourn loss of ‘best investigator’ of K-9 squad It was a unique funeral where even tough cops failed to control their tears. They sobbed at the demise of the best member of their canine squad. The Gadag police honoured the sniffer dog by giving her the gun salute. Ramya, as she was called by the trainers, …

Died – 1/16/19 Ramagundam Police mourn explosive K9 Classy Detecting any kind of explosive material was kid stuff for Classy. Not only sniffing out explosives, the canine also played a vital role in the detection of clues in several major cases. Alas, Classy is no more, a great loss for Ramagundam Police commissionerate, which now has no expert to identify …

Died 11/24/18 Raja, a retired service dog of the Dog Squad of Coimbatore City Police, died here on Saturday. According to Dog Squad officials, the nine-year-old Doberman was undergoing treatment for age related illness at a veterinary hospital from November 19. Raja was bought by the Police Department in March 2010 when it was nearly four months old. After completing …

Died – 11/12/18 Karnataka’s crime-buster dog Daisy dies Karnataka’s crime-buster dog Daisy is no more. Chikkamagaluru police carried out a guard of honour for the ‘canine cop’ ff Daisy was brought from Chikkaballapura when she was 20 days old and trained. Known as the ‘crime cracker’, sniffer dog Daisy, died on Monday. Daisy had an illustrious service of seven years …

Died 10/25/18 Handler – Mathankumar Sniffer dog Diana has died Diana, a retired service dog attached to the dog squad of Coimbatore City Police, died here on Thursday. The nine-year-old Labrador retriever was with the dog squad from March 2010 to March 2017 for narcotics detection. Personnel with the dog squad bade final adieu to their favourite dog and buried …

Died – 9/27/18 Dog that helped city police dies Pandian, a 13-year-old Labrador Retriever, which served Madurai City police for around 10 years, died here on Thursday owing to illness. An official from the city police said that Pandian was a crime specialist, who helped in resolving several theft and murder cases. “One of the notable cases was a burglary …

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 …

Died – 5/25/18 Army dog dies in grenade hit, militants slit man’s throat In yet another such incident in the restive Kashmir Valley, a 38-year old man has been murdered by slitting his throat by unidentified assailants. The incident has taken place in Hajin area of northern district of Bandipore where, at least, half a dozen persons were earlier murdered …

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