Tag Archives: India

K9 Shaina – Mumbai, India

Died – 10/17/21  Shaina, 4-year-old police sniffer dog, collapses, dies Sources tell that Shaina, a four-year-old Labrador, fell ill last week, but was taken to hospital only after her condition worsened.  A nearly four-year-old Mumbai police dog, Shaina, suddenly collapsed and died on Sunday. According to sources in the police department, Shaina had been unwell for the past few days. …

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K9 Ruby – Visakhapatnam, India

Died – 8/25/21 A sniffer dog named Ruby, who served on the police force with distinction for nearly 10 years, passed away due to health issues on Wednesday night in the city. Police officials in the district conducted a parade and offered floral tributes to Ruby’s mortal remains before laying her to rest at the AR Grounds near Kailasagiri hill …

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K9 Ajay – Kancheepuram, India

Died – 7/31/21 Handler – handler K Kothandam Police dog with many medals laid to rest with 21-gun salute  Ajay, a German Shepherd who served the Kancheepuram police  for nearly a decade, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Senior police officers paid moving tributes and placed wreats on the coffin of the iconic canine after a 21-gun salute. He passed away on …

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K9 Sudha – Mangaluru, India

Died – 7/24/21 Handler – Kushalappa City police bid adieu to detective dog The Mangaluru City police on Saturday bid farewell to its 10-year-old crime detective dog Sudha. Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar and other officials gave it a guard of honour before burying the dog on the City Armed Police grounds. Sudha, a Doberman Pinscher, was with the city …

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K9 Drone – Jharkhand, India

Died – 7/13/21 Handler – Vishwajeet Kumbkar Sniffer Dog Killed in IED Blast A sniffer dog of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed around 0730 a.m. while his handler Vishwajeet Kumbkar suffered injuries in an Improvised  Explosive Device (IED) blast by Naxals in Gumla district on Tuesday morning. According to a statement issued by the Jharkhand police, the sniffer dog …

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K9 Rajarajan – Thanjavur, India

After leading the Thanjavur police to crack many crimes for the past decade, sniffer dog Rajarajan died on Monday night. The dog was given full honors with 21 gun salute. Rajarajan fell sick due to aging on June 8. and was under treatment by the veterinarians of the Veterinary College and Research Institute at Orathanadu.

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K9 Meena – India

Died 6/16/21 K9 Meena passed away on Wednesday due to a leg infection. She was eight years old and served for seven years.

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K9 Hari – India

1st Handler – Purushotham 2nd Handler – Narendrachari Retired Bomb Detector Dog Hari Passes Away Hari, the labrador, which had served as a Bomb Detector at the Dog Squad Unit for eight years and retired from service on Oct. 21, 2020 at the age of nine, passed away yesterday at People for Animals (PFA). Hari had won silver medal at …

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K9 Rani – Srikakulam, India

Died 5/30/21 Visakhapatnam: After rendering loyal service to the Srikakulam police department for more than 10 years, sniffer dog Rani breathed her last on Sunday. Born on March 3, 2009, the Labrador retriever was under the guardianship and training of head constable B Shasidhar. Rani was trained at the Integrated Intelligence Training Academy in Hyderabad. An expert in various security …

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K9 Litti – Andhra Pradesh, India

Died – 4/28/21 The German Shepherd sniffer dog joined the dog squad of the police department in 2009 and played a vital role in the detection of explosives. The final rites of Litti, a 13-year-old police dog, which died on Wednesday due to ill-health, was held with police honors here on Thursday. The German Shepherd sniffer dog joined the dog …

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