Greater Chennai Police inducts 11 puppies into Sniffer Dog Squad
The Hindu
Greater Chennai Police inducts 11 new puppies into Sniffer Dog Squad, enhancing detection capabilities with specialized training and assignments.
The Greater Chennai Police (GCP) have inducted 11 new puppies into its Sniffer Dog Squad. This marks a significant enhancement of the existing capabilities of the dog squad.
A formal ceremony was held on Monday at Rajarathinam Stadium, Egmore, to induct and officially name 11 newly selected puppies. Additional Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Vijayendra Bidari formally named the puppies.
Aged around three months and comprising eight males and three females, the puppies belong to the breeds Labrador, Doberman, Belgian Malinois, and German Shepherd, which are known for their exceptional tracking and detection capabilities. The puppies are named: ‘Vetri’, ‘Vikram’, ‘Nithra’, ‘Mugilan’, ‘Silamban’, ‘Kurali’, ‘Kaari’, ‘Gugan’, ‘Venbha’, ‘Dheeran’, and ‘Alexander’. Six of them were assigned to explosives detection, four to narcotic detection, and one to crime case detection.
Mr. Bidari said: “Sniffer dogs play a very important role for security, detection, and crime scene processing. They work efficiently in bomb detection and drug detection and helping arrest criminals. We have instructed our officials to train them well.”
The Sniffer Dog Squad functions through dedicated units at Kilpauk and St. Thomas Mount. The Kilpauk unit currently comprises 16 trained dogs — 11 for explosive detection, three for crime case detection, and two for narcotics detection work. The St. Thomas Mount Unit comprises seven dogs specialised in explosives detection and three in tracking accused involved in murder and robbery cases.
Since the beginning of 2024, the dog squad has actively participated in 3,855 deployments, including 3,657 anti-sabotage checks, 137 bomb threat verifications, and 61 crime scene investigations. The induction of the puppies marks a significant step forward in enhancing the operational capabilities of the GCP’s dog squad, the police said.
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