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K9 Tiger – Uttar Pradesh, India

Handler – 1/17/18 Handler – Officer Satish Chandra Cops bury their bravest 4-legged officer wrapped in national flag Tiger was one of the best Uttar Pradesh police force ever had. Having cracked 150 cases single-handedly in his career spanning 14 years, he rose to the rank of deputy superintendent of police, the highest any police dog could have. A sniffer …

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K9 Ruby – Mumbai, India

Died – 11/5/17 After Six Radiation Therapy Sessions For Cancer, Top Canine Cop Ruby Passes Away Sunday was indeed a tough day for the Mumbai Police, not in terms of cracking a major case, but in coming to terms with the loss of one of the most important members of their team – the canine cop Ruby. After undergoing six …

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K9 Cracker – Chhattisgarh, India

Died – 4/7/17 Sniffer dog killed in IED blast; handler injured A sniffer dog of the CRPF died and its handler injured today when a pressure bomb planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said. The incident occurred at around 1620 hrs when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of CRPF’s 170thbattalion was returning to its camp after …

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K9 Dolly – Kakinada, India

Died – 2/10/17 Homage paid to sniffer dog Police paid homage to Dolly, a sniffer dog, at the police parade grounds here on Friday, which died after prolonged illness. The dog which got training to sniff out explosives material, did commendable service. Dolly which was inducted into the department in 2005, successfully accomplished many security tasks assigned to it. In …

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K9 Aminika – Burhapahar, India

Officer P.K. Shyam and his K9, a a Belgian Shepherd, were both killed on 1/17/17 from an IED blast during anti-Naxalite operations at Burhapahar in Latehar district at approximately 3:30 p.m. around 200km from the state capital. The deceased dog was part of the sniffer team for two years.

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K9 Arjun – Rayalaseema, India

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 …

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K9 Caesar – Mumbai, India

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 …

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K9 Tiger – Virar, India

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 …

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K9 Sultan – Mumbai, India

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 …

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