Video: CRPF pays tribute to sniffer dog 'Cracker' martyred in Bijapur naxal attack

A sniffer dog named Cracker who was martyred in an anti-Naxal operation in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh was paid tribute by CRPF on Saturday. Cracker had lost its life after an IED blast was triggered by Maoists at Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.

A CRPF jawan had also got injured in the incident that at around 1620 hrs when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of CRPF's 170^th battalion was returning to its camp after a combing operation in Modakpal police station area, reportedly.

CRPF DIG Commandant 168 and Commandant 170 and other jawans paid tribute to the martyred dog.

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About the attack

The ROP, accompanied by a sniffer dog, had launched the operation from its camp in Chinna Kodepal village.

Just 2km ahead of the camp, the canine, named Cracker, sniffed a pressure IED (improvised explosive device). The device got triggered probably due to some movement during sniffing and exploded, killing the canine, he said.