Police canine laid to rest with full honours in Telangana’s Wanaparthy | Hyderabad News

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

HYDERABAD: A police canine, named Lovely, which served at Wanaparthy district in the state was on Friday laid to rest with full police honours.
Lovely’s death plunged the police into grief in Wanaparthy. For the last nine years, Lovely was serving in the police force, cracking cases and its role in investigations helped nab many criminals.
Wanaparthy district superintendent of police (SP) K Apoorva Rao on Friday condoled the death of the police canine which died due to illness. “We are sad. Lovely helped the police in solving many crime cases,” the officer said.
During its lifetime, Lovely helped solve many cases and won many medals for its distinguished service. In 2013, while it was undergoing a basic course in canine training, Lovely stood in second place. In 2019, Lovely won a state-level gold medal in many competitions. 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. 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 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 Wanparthy 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.