Memorial board for sniffer dog Rambo

Chennai: A memorial board recounting the achievements of sniffer dog Rambo, who died of health ailments recently, has been installed. Tiruvallur superintendent of police Varun Kumar unveiled the board at the spot where the dog was buried.
Rambo, a doberman, had helped police in solving many criminal cases. In a double murder case in Tiruvallur district in December 2019, he showed the police the possible escape routes the assailants could have taken.It helped the police analyze the CCTV footage and nab a suspect, now an accused in the case.
The sniffer dog was inducted into service in September 2009. He retired on March 22, 2019, due to health ailments. He was 12.
He was inducted into the force after undergoing basic training at Chennai city dog training centre. Rambo was sent to many crime scenes and attended 257 crime cases in total giving significant leads.
Following his death, Tiruvallur SP Varun Kumar paid his last tributes to the dog. On Saturday, he unveiled a board listing out the dog's achievements at the burial spot.