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Died – 10/18/16 Tributes paid to police canine Arjun Superintendent of Police Ake Ravi Krishna paid tributes to German sniffer dog Arjun (police dog) on Tuesday. Ravi Krishna said that Arjun was a member of the dog squad team and had extended his services to the Police department since 2008 to date. Arjun was put under training for a period …

Died -10/13/16 Caesar, the Last Surviving 26/11 Hero Dog Passes Away Caesar, the last surviving member of the 26/11 dog squad passed away on Thursday after a long battle with illness. The 11-year-old dog died at 9:30 am on Thursday morning and was buried with full state honours in presence of Mumbai Police officers and army jawans. Also Read: Tiger …

Died – 7/23/16 Hero dog Tiger dies Tiger who retired from the police service last year died at the Virar farm on Saturday. He is the third dog who helped detect bombs during the Mumbai terror attack to pass away in the last four months. Tiger the black Labrador who had made the Fizzah Farms in Virar his home since …

6/18/16 Handler – Sujit Ghorpade Bomb squad dog succumbs to kidney ailment Retired Mumbai police bomb detection dog Sultan died of a kidney ailment at a Virar animal farm on Saturday. The Labrador was attached to the bomb detection dog squad at Goregaon, which also comprised canines named Max, Caesar and Tiger. Max died in April this year. All the …

Died – 4/8/16 Hero dog Max dies Max, a retired Mumbai police sniffer dog who helped save countless lives by detecting bombs during the 26/11 terror attacks, died on Friday. He was 15 years old. Police officials said tMax was part of a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad unit deployed during 26/11 and found an Improvised Explosive Device and a …

Died 2/22/16 Police dog dies, five policemen suspended Five policemen have been suspended in Bihar after a police dog, Gulabo, died in a road accident, officials said on Monday. A speeding truck crushed Gulabo in Rohtas district a few days ago when she was crossing a road after her handlers left her free without bothering to chain her, an official …

Died – 11/15/15 Handler – Head Constable P Tirupathaiah 1st Canine in West Godavari Squad Passes Away The first dog in West Godavari police dog squad and a male golden retriever breed, Goldie, died here Sunday morning. Goldie was taken into the police dog squad service on January 19, 2005. It was trained in Hyderabad Dog Squad Centre for 10 …

Died 9/17/15 Handler – C. Dhanasekaran Fort City Dog Squad Loses Its Veteran Sniffer to Cancer After serving for almost seven-and-a-half years in the Police Dog Squad, the German Shepherd, Cheetah, breathed her last on Thursday after suffering from cancer for over two months. The was laid to rest with full police honors on the premises of the Sniffer Dog …

Died – 8/18/15 Handler – Nigudkar Mumbai police loses a beloved comrade, as Rex breathes his last The mumbai police lost one of their loyal canine companions yesterday morning. Rex, as he was fondly known, was a Labrador who had been working with the Mumbai police since 2009. He was an important part of their Anti-Sabotage Team. Rex had been …

DIED – 6/24/15 HANDLER – Sundaresh India Pall of gloom descended on the dog squad, in the city, on Wednesday, following the death of one of its four-legged member. Shyam, one of the 10 members of the squad attached to the City Police, died of prolonged illness. A labrador retriever breed, it was aged six years. He was trained to …