On Wednesday, the female canine dug out electric wires of a
20-kg IED hidden at a depth of 2 feet
The CRPF, in a rare instance, has decided to accord one of
its highest service honours to an infantry patrol dog whose quick action saved
the lives of many troops during an anti-Naxal operation in Odisha.
The female canine, named Juliet, is a Belgian Shepherd
Malinois and is the cousin of the breed of canines that reportedly assisted the
elite U.S. Navy Seals in sniffing out Osama bin Laden from his safe haven in
Pakistan in May 2011. CRPF chief Dilip Trivedi announced a Director General
(DG) Commendation Disc, usually awarded to serving personnel and officers for
either accomplishing a daredevil task or rendering exceptional service, to
Juliet.
The latest episode occurred on Wednesday when Juliet was out
for duty in the jungles of Keonjhar district of Odisha.
After about 8-km of patrol, a senior official said, and the
squad reached the notorious ‘Sal Ghati’ under Daitri police station area when
Juliet diligently began sniffing a mound of earth lying near the dirt track.
Her handler, Constable Zale Singh, goaded her as she
promptly dug out the electric wires of a hidden 20-kg IED buried 2-feet deep,
which was also fitted with detonators and torch cells for activation.
The patrol squad was immediately alerted by the scout
officer, the official said, after which the IED was sanitised.
The bomb disposal team was then called into diffuse the
deadly bomb which, once activated, would have claimed many lives.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/crpf-to-honour-juliet-for-saving-troops/article6108545.ece
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