Telangana: Police canine, which cracked several cases, passes away

Ch Sushil Rao / TNN / Updated: Jan 29, 2022, 09:12 IST

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‘Lovely’ has passed away and this has plunged police personnel into grief in Wanaparthy. For the last nine years, Lovely had been serving the police force, cracking cases and helping cops nab criminals.

Telangana: Police canine, which cracked several cases, passes away

Lovely was selected to hand over a bouquet to the DGP in 2015

HYDERABAD: ‘Lovely’ has passed away and this has plunged police personnel into grief in Wanaparthy. For the last nine years, Lovely had been serving the police force, cracking cases and helping cops nab criminals.
Wanaparthy district SP K Apoorva Rao on Friday condoled the death of the police canine which died of illness. “We are sad. Lovely helped us in solving several crime cases,” the SP said.
During its lifetime, not only did Lovely help solve many cases but also won medals for its distinguished service.It played a crucial role in the investigation of several murder cases. Lovely’s role was described as crucial when it solved a robbery case in 2018 in Wanaparthy town.
In 2013, while it was undergoing basic course in canine training, Lovely stood in the second place. In 2019, Lovely won a state-level gold medal in competitions that were organised. To its credit, Lovely won the championship in the 2015-16 All India Duty Meet held in Bengaluru.

Because of Lovely’s reputation, it was selected to hand over a bouquet to the DGP in 2015. However, it was detected that Lovely was suffering from a kidney problem and was admitted to the veterinary hospital on January 20 in Hyderabad. Lovely’s condition did not improve and it was taken back to the Wanaparthy veterinary hospital to continue with the treatment. Lovely, however, died on Friday morning.
The final rites of Lovely were performed near the Tirumallayya hills forest area with police honours, according to reserve inspector Jagan.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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