Uttar Pradesh Police Mourns Death Of Explosive Detection Dog 'Oli'
NDTV
The carcass of the canine was placed in front of the martyr memorial at the Police Lines before the police bid a tearful farewell to their colleague.
The Uttar Pradesh police has lost one of its most loyal workers. After serving the department for more than 10 years, constable 'Oli', a dog that specialised in explosive detection, died here on Saturday.
A condolence parade was organised for Oli. The carcass of the canine was placed in front of the martyr memorial at the Police Lines and the men in khaki bid a tearful farewell to their colleague.
Born on March 10, 2011, Oli was trained to sniff out explosives at the National Dog Training Centre in Gwalior's Tekanpur under the supervision of handler Tulsi Sonkar, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shivraj said.
After completing the six-month training period, Oli was admitted to the rank of constable at the local Police Lines on June 17, 2012.
