The brave, alert & efficient Caeser will be remembered fondly for his services. An emotional moment for all of us @MumbaiPolice #RIPCaeser pic.twitter.com/RoQZCglKSx



— CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) October 13, 2016

Services of retired member of dog squad,during 26/11 wil b unforgettable.We will miss our hero immensely #RIPCaeser pic.twitter.com/RP7m3X9moF



— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) October 13, 2016

This rockstar had detected grenade at CST station during 26/11. A life lived well... #RIPCaeser https://t.co/ywqbgIoav2



— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) October 13, 2016

#RIPCaeser

We are indebted forever.May God bless ur soul. https://t.co/lyZhpyppVq



— Pooja Pawaskar (@pooja_1510) October 13, 2016

(With inputs from PTI)

Caesar, the last 26/11 hero dog, dies

MUMBAI: Caesar , the last surviving 26/11 hero of his kind, died on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with the Tricolour and received an emotional farewell from the city’s police force. Mumbai’s Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the canine hero with a tweet.Caesar, who was 11 years old, was the sole survivor among the dogs of the Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attacks on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement.During the terror attacks in Mumbai which started on November 26, 2008, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out two hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.Caesar was also a part of search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days.Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb-search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2011 serial blasts in Mumbai.“The brave, alert & efficient Caeser will be remembered fondly for his services. An emotional moment for all of us,” tweeted Mumbai Police Commissioner DD Padsalgikar, with hashtag #RIPCaesar The Mumbai Police’s official handle also tweeted their grief, saying, “Services of retired member of dog squad,during 26/11 wil b unforgettable.We will miss our hero immensely.”It has been a tragic year indeed for Mumbai Police as far as these canines are concerned. Tiger, Max and Sultan all died this year . Max had died first, on April 8, followed by Sultan on June 18. Caesar had gone into depression and had been 26/11 dog in hospital after buddy’s death on July 23.The senior dog was suffering from arthritis, a common ailment among Labrador Retrievers, and had been admitted to the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals (BSPCA) with a 105-degree fever.The tweets from the police were met with quite a few responses, with a number of them hailing the canine hero: