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Died 10/13/22 Indian Army’s assault dog ‘Zoom’ dies after fighting militants Army’s feisty assault canine Zoom lost its battle against the injuries on Thursday. Zoom was admitted at Armed Forces Veterinary Hospital, Srinagar on Monday after terrorists shot it twice. It was operated upon as it had a gunshot wound on the face and rear right leg. An officer in …

Died 9 12/22 Sniffer dog Rana passes away in Visakhapatnam City police personnel have bid a tearful farewell to a sniffer canine Rana, which breathed its last here on Monday. Rana, a Labrador Retriever, joined the police force as specialist tracker during the year 2009 and offered its services to the department till September 9, 2022. During the last 12 …

Died 9/3/22 Handler – Armed Head Constable Harish 11-yr-old police dog dies Eleven-year-old Geeta, a member of the Mangaluru City Police dog squad, died on Saturday.Geeta, a Labrador Retriever, was born in May 2011. It joined the city police dog squad three months later. It underwent one-year-long training at the facility in Bengaluru City Armed Reserve (South). Her handler was …

Died – 8/26/22 “Tunga” of Lady Singam fame is no more Dog Tunga, who had helped the police to track down criminals in many important cases, died of illness on Friday.Doberman breed Tunga Dawan helped to detect more than 70 cases of murder and 35 cases of theft after coming to the line of dogs. Tunga, who has been in …

Died – 8/25/22 Handler – handler J. Papa Rao Funeral of sniffer dog Rani done with police honors Krishna police performed the funeral of sniffer dog ‘Rani’ with police honours. The dog died of ill-health on Thursday. Superintendent of Police P. Joshua and other officers paid tributes to the canine, which served for around eight years in the department. “Rani …

Rana, dog with Mumbai police’s bomb detection squad, dies Rana’, a Labrador serving with the Mumbai Police’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), died at a veterinary hospital at the age of seven, an official said on Thursday. The sniffer dog, who was inducted in the BDDS in 2016 and was involved in various operations such as scrutiny of bomb …

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 …

Died – 7/30/22 Assault Dog Axel Takes 3 Bullets to the Head in Baramulla Ops, Army Mourns Canine’s Death Minutes before the Indian Army succeeded in neutralising a lone militant in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla on Saturday, it suffered a loss of its own: a two-year-old assault dog by the name of Axel, who was hit around the head by …

Died 7/21/22 Detective Dog Rocky laid to rest Police detective dog ‘Rocky’ which had retired from active service and died due to old age was laid to rest with State honors here on Thursday. ‘Rocky’ had served in the Detective Dog Squad of Pudukottai Police for 10 years and was deployed for anti-sabotage checks conducted during the visit of VVIPs …

Died 7/14/22 Five-year-old sniffer dog dies in Coimbatore Five-year-old sniffer dog, Diana, which was serving in the sniffer squad of the city police for the past five years died here on Monday. The dog was admitted in to the squad in 2018 after a training of six months. Diana helped in identifying the locations of drug peddlers across the city, …