Indian Navy canine dies whereas holding troops for the length of operation in Jammu & Kashmir

A six-year-outdated female labrador sacrificed her lifestyles to keep the troops for the length of an plan upon in Jammu and Kashmir.

On Tuesday, a female canine named Kent, from the 21 Navy Canines Unit, changed into once guiding a neighborhood of infantrymen on the course of terrorists who had been searching to receive away. She came under heavy fire for the length of the operation and died at the scene, a defence spokesman in Jammu suggested Kashmir News Observer. The canine bravely took the bullets from AK sequence rifles and misplaced her lifestyles. She saved her handler for the length of the search operation in Narla village in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.

“Navy canine Kent changed into once at the forefront of ‘Operation Sujaligala’. Kent changed into once main a column of infantrymen on the hurry of the fleeing terrorists. It came down under heavy adversarial fire. Whereas shielding its handler, it laid down its lifestyles within top-of-the-line traditions of the Indian Navy,” a defence spokesperson acknowledged.

Extra Director Fashioned of Police Mukesh Singh suggested the media that one navy jawan and a terrorist died within the plan upon. Moreover, three jawans, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), had been moreover injured for the length of the alternate of fireplace.

Districts bordering Rajouri and Poonch have witnessed a few encounters in 2023, causing the death of 26 terrorists. Nonetheless, ten security personnel handed away for the length of these encounters.

Tributes poured in for Kent on social media. Folks hailed her for her bravery and finest sacrifice. All over her accountability of five years, Kent changed into once a part of eight operations.

An X (beforehand Twitter) individual posted a describe of Kent announcing, “Not All Heroes Set on Capes! Kent, a 6-year-outdated Indian Navy female labrador, came under heavy adversarial fire & laid down its lifestyles whereas shielding its handler. It changed into once main a column of infantrymen on the hurry of fleeing terrorists. Leisure in Peace!”

Yet every other individual posted on X, “Endure in mind the four-legged silent warrior – her service and supreme sacrifice for the Nation.”

The Indian Navy and Jammu and Kashmir Police performed a joint operation final week within the Reasi district, for the length of which a terrorist died. “Battle-cherish stores including one AK sequence assault rifle with magazines had been recovered for the length of the search following the plan upon,” an legit acknowledged.

(With inputs from agencies)

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