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K9 Thunder – Kerala, India

Died – 7/29/19 Kerala Police bid adieu to police dog Thunder, cremated with full state honors Thunder, the police dog who served in Explosives Detection Wing in Kerala Police at Kollam, died on Monday due to illness. The Kerala Police bid adieu to the loyal and braveheart dog and cremated him with full state honor. Thunder was admitted to the …

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K9 Varsha – Visakhapatnam, India

Died 7/6/19 Andhra’s heroic police dog passes away in Visakhapatnam hospital The dog is man’s best friend. It is the epitome of loyalty, sincerity, and selflessness. They are the only animal to be used, across defense and police units, as duty officers. Many countries have specialized canine units which are highly efficient and dependable. Due to their keen sense of …

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K9 Vijji – Tirupati, India

Died – 6/11/19 Handler – Appa Rao Sniffer dog Vijji dies After rendering yeoman service to the Police Department for nine long years, sniffer dog Vijji breathed her last on Tuesday. Born on 20th December 2009, the Labrador Retriever (LAB) had been under the guardianship and training of head constable Y. Appa Rao, serving the department till recently. She was …

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K9 Bunty – Kalaburagi, India

Police dog Bunty dies community It was a unique funeral at the Police Department in Kalaburagi on Thursday, as officials sobbed at the demise of Bunty, a service dog of the Dog Squad of Kalaburagi Police. The police honored the sniffer dog by giving it a gun salute. According to Dog Squad official D.S. Sharanabasavappa, who was handling Bunty, the …

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K9 Ramya – Gadag, India

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, …

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K9 Classy – Ramagundam, India

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 …

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K9 Raja – Coimbatore, India

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 …

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K9 Daisy – Karnataka, India

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 …

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K9 Diana – Coimbatore, India

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 …

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