CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, Ila (dog), who was a part of the dog squad that helped the police in solving many big incidents, died due to a prolonged illness. A funeral salute was given in the police line on her death. Many officials including SSP Dr. Vipin Tada carried the coffin. The last rites were performed with state honors. Born on 13 January 2016, Ila received training from the BSF Training Center of National Training Center for Dogs, Tekanpur Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Dog Ila received training as a tracker (human scent). After this, on 17 September 2017, she was brought to Saharanpur Police Line by ADG Logistics along with dog handler Rakesh Kumar. On 28 July 2022, Ila played an important role in the theft of a licensed pistol and two mobile phones from the house of a businessman resident of Mohalla Anand Nagar in Police Station Qutubsher area. Ila tracked the footprints made at the scene and was taken to a street. Where the suspect was identified by checking the CCTV cameras. The police made 100 percent recovery of the accused and sent him to jail. SSP Dr. Vipin Tada said that Ila, who was part of the dog squad, was undergoing treatment when she fell ill. She died due to illness after eight years of excellent service. Ila's body was kept at the Shaheed Memorial Sthal in the Police Line. SSP Dr. Vipin Tada, SP City Abhimanyu Manglik, SP Traffic Siddharth Verma, Chief Fire Officer Pratap Singh etc. paid their condolences.