Mangaluru: Detective sniffer dog Sudha laid to rest
Mangaluru, Jul 24: A sniffer dog named Sudha, which had assisted police investigations for a decade in the region, passed away due to cancer on Saturday, police sources said.
The canine's funeral ceremony was held with police honours in the presence of city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar and DCP Hariram Shankar.
The detective dog had served Mangaluru city police commissionerate for ten years and had helped solve over 700 cases.
Born on March 15, 2011,the Doberman Pinscher joined the police force as a one-year-old puppy on April 2, 2012.
The dog developed a cancerous tumour a few months ago, and over the last week, her condition had worsened. She had stopped eating two days ago and died Saturday morning.
Sudha was part of a dog squad that was highly effective in investigations conducted by the police force.
The canine had helped crack murder cases as well as other offences that need crime spot inspections, police said.
City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said there are five sniffer dogs with the city police force, out of which two are in training and one has passed away.
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Fake 'bomb' note sparks panic on board Vadodara-bound flight
New Delhi (PTI): Panic gripped a Delhi-Vadodara Air India flight at the IGI airport here after a crew member spotted a tissue paper with the word "bomb" written on it in the aircraft's washroom, police said on Thursday.
The flight was searched after the note was discovered on Wednesday evening but nothing suspicious was found, a police officer said.
He said the aircraft was ready for take-off when the crew member spotted the tissue paper at 7 pm.
The officer said the Central Industrial Security Force and the Delhi Police were informed and passengers were asked to deboard the flight.
The aircraft was checked thoroughly but nothing was found, he said, adding that the passengers later departed for their destination on another aircraft.
