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Police dog 'Max' who saved lives during 26/11 Mumbai attack passes away

During the Mumbai attack, the dog had detected 8kg of RDX outside Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

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A police dog who played a major role in the 26/11 operations passed away due to an ailment on Friday. The sniffer dog named Max had played a key role during the 2008 Mumbai attacks and saved lives by searching 1 IED, 1 hand grenade in front of the Taj hotel. The white Labrador had retired from the Mumbai police in 2015, and was housed in a Virar farm, which serves as a retirement home. During the Mumbai attack operations, the dog had detected 8kg of RDX outside Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. According to a leading daily, despite Max’s heroics, not a single police officer was present when he was laid to rest, wrapped in a tricolour.

While most police officers were busy with IPL duty, his caretaker Fizzaz Shah and former handler Subhash Gawde bid farewell to him. Max was born on Oct 28, 2004 and was bought as a puppy by Mumbai’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad. He was later sent to a training centre in Pune and was inducted into the squad in 2005.

His trainer Gawde reminisced about Max’s role to a leading daily: “When I opened the bag, I found 8 kg of RDX, four detonators, ball bearings and other shrapnel. They were the first explosives detected at the site. After the explosives were secured and put away, we entered the hotel. Just then, one of the terrorists threw a grenade from a floor above us. It missed us and exploded next to us. It's a miracle we were not wounded."

Max found a total of 25 grenades in the hotel reception area and was awarded a gold medal which was placed on him by Amitabh Bachchan. The Labrador retired last year after 10 years of service and was adopted by Shah along with three other dogs.

Gawde broke down during the funeral and Shah said he didn’t know how to deal with the loss.

 

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