Military Honour For CRPF Sniffer Dog Cracker, Who Died In A Bomb Explosion While Saving Lives
Thanks to Cracker, his beloved handler and other CRPF personnel escaped with minor injuries.
Martyrs are not just those who carry a rifle and walk on two feet. The canines of the Indian paramilitary forces are soldiers too who die in the line of duty.
1. Cracker, a CRPF patrol dog, was martyred last week in Chhattisgarh. The Belgian Malinois died an Indian patriot, after he sniffed out a pressure bomb planted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh late last week. Thanks to Cracker, his beloved handler and other CRPF personnel escaped with minor injuries.
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2. Cracker was hit by the splinters of the pressure bomb that was cleverly hidden beneath a 'kuchha' road when his CRPF battalion was returning to its camp after a combing operation.
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3. Belgian Malinois dogs are used by paramilitary and security forces worldwide for infantry patrol roles.
4. They first gained fame for assisting elite US Navy SEALs sniff out errorist Osama bin Laden from his safe haven in Pakistan in 2011.
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5. When he was killed, Cracker has served with the CRPF for over a year. He was inducted into a CRPF paramilitary battalion in December 2015.
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6. On Saturday, CRPF paid glowing tributes to Cracker and buried him with full military honours.
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7. The force lost Pluto, another Belgian Malinois, in January in the same district during an anti-Naxal patrol operation.
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