Shyam, a six-year-old male Labrador, deployed for explosive detection by the Mysuru city police, was laid to rest at the Dog Squad Centre on Wednesday with full honours.
Dog Squad Inspector Mallikarjun told reporters that the sniffer dog, which died on Wednesday morning, was suffering from cancer. Earlier, the dog — which had been part of the Mysuru city police dog squad for the last five years — was given a funeral guard with officials assembling for a salute at the centre. “It was very intelligent and responded to all commands. It was used for explosive detection. It has been used on several occasions whenever we received calls pertaining to bomb threats and for other purposes like VIP movements and security issues,” he said. The dog’s handler Sundareshan said Shyam was one of the seven dogs that formed the dog squad of Mysuru police. While Shyam and two other dogs were in the explosive detection squad, the four other dogs looked after narcotics detection and crime.
The six-year-old Labrador, which was part of Mysuru city police dog squad for five years, died on Wednesday
