{"id":4364,"date":"2023-10-23T08:10:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2023-10-23T08:10:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:10:52","slug":"indian-dog-breeds-to-be-deployed-in-police-duties-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/indian-dog-breeds-to-be-deployed-in-police-duties-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian dog breeds to be deployed in police duties soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tibetan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mastiff,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Himachali\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shepherd,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gaddi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bakharwal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span>breed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rampur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hound,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>soon\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>used\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tasks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drug<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bomb\u00a0<\/span><\/span>detection\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suspect\u00a0<\/span>identification\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>addition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>risk\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assessment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrols.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>While\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span><\/span>species,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rampur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hound,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>undergoing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>testing,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Armed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CAPFs),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BSF<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CRPF<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CISF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>set\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>enlist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>breeds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>duty.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>test\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Himalayan\u00a0<\/span>mountain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issued.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Currently,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>foreign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>breeds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>German\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shepherds,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Labradors,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Belgian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Malinois,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Cocker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spaniels\u00a0<\/span><\/span>make\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>majority\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span>dogs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SSB\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ITBP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>already\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrapped\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>trial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span>breed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>known\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mudhol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hound.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>official\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span>breeds,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rampur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hound,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>tested\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BSF\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CRPF’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training\u00a0<\/span>facilities.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>addition,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>mandated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Border\u00a0<\/span>Security\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(BSF),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tibetan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Border\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(ITBP),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sashastra\u00a0<\/span>Seema\u00a0<\/span>Bal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(SSB)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>simultaneously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>test\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Himalayan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mountain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Himachali\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shepherd,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gaddi,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bakharwal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tibetan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mastiff.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>trials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>underway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>past,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>discussed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>science\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>promote\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>breeds.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Each\u00a0<\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lease\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>member\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Police\u00a0<\/span>Service\u00a0<\/span><\/span>K9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PSK)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unit.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>BSF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CRPF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CISF,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ITBP,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SSB,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NSG,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Assam\u00a0<\/span>Rifles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hire\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>train\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law\u00a0<\/span>enforcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>addition\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrols,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>trained\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>detect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drugs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>counterfeit\u00a0<\/span>currency,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>explosives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IEDs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>official,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>occasionally\u00a0<\/span><\/span>utilised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>terrorist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>search\u00a0<\/span>operations.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crucial\u00a0<\/span>actions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>done\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>home\u00a0<\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>improve\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>mutual\u00a0<\/span>learning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cooperation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>culture\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ecosystem\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law\u00a0<\/span>enforcement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span>organisations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regarding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PSKs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>With\u00a0<\/span><\/span>almost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>4,000\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canines,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>utilise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>agency\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Approximately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>300\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>employed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>annually.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span>Reserve\u00a0<\/span>Police\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u2014roughly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1,500\u2014while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span>Industrial\u00a0<\/span>Security\u00a0<\/span>Force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>second-highest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>number\u2014roughly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>700.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>About\u00a0<\/span>100\u00a0<\/span><\/span>canines\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span>Security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Guard\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NSG),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>counterterrorism\u00a0<\/span><\/span>outfit,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>another\u00a0<\/span><\/span>official.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>part\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>modernization\u00a0<\/span><\/span>project,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>established\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>K9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>goal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>streamlining\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>dog\u00a0<\/span><\/span>breeding,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>selection\u00a0<\/span>processes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Interestingly,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>addition\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>patrolling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>risk-prone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>locations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span><\/span>combat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>currently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subject\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>annual\u00a0<\/span>evaluation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exercise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>determine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>effectiveness\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>suitability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>designated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>jobs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sniffing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suspects,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drugs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hidden\u00a0<\/span><\/span>explosives,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>official\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ministry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>charge\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CAPFs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forces,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>created\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>standard\u00a0<\/span>operating\u00a0<\/span>procedure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(SOP)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>instructed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>K9\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squads\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>incorporate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>curriculum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>training\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dogs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>ambit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>internal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>widening,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>difference\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>internal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>external\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>threats\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>getting\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>narrower,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>CAPF\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>dogs\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>effective\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>multiplier\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ensuring\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>safety\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>operations\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>citizens,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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