By Our Correspondent
MALKANGIRI/BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Police Chief Abhay along with his able team of IPS Officers fighting outlawed leftwing ultras including, Director Intelligence, Radha Kishan Sharma, IGP (Operations) Amitabh Thakur , DIG(South-Western) Safeen K Ahemad , DIG (SOG) Aniruddh Singh, DIG(Southern) Satyabrata Bhoi and DIG(Intelligence) Anup Sahoo along with SPs of Malkangiri Rishikesh Dnyandeo Khilari , Koraput’s Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, Dr. Saravana Vivek M of Rayagada, Vinit Agrawal of Kandhamal and will certainly miss the most loveable ‘Buddy’, a Sniffer Dog, working with Odisha Police, posted since last 4 years at Malkangiri, who passed away on Thursday.
As Malkangiri is a leftwing insurgency-hit district, the sniffer dogs played a vital role in inspection, investigation, and operations. Buddy was working with Malkangiri Police for the last four years and was very close to SP Rishikesh Dnyandeo Khilari. SP Rishikesh Dnyandeo Khilari too got emotional after hearing the sad demise of ‘Buddy’. Senior officers mourned the death of the sniffer dog Buddy and said that the loss is irreparable for the District police unit.
‘Buddy’ was laid to rest with full police honours including gun salute following its death at Malkangiri under South-Western Range of Odisha. The sniffer dog was suffering from illness for a few days and breathed his last this morning at around 9 am.
Buddy played a very important role in inspection during the visit of VVIPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The sniffer dog also imparted service during Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations, the police said.
