A hero who helped locate bombs during the 26/11 terror attack, Prince, a ten-year-old member of the Mumbai Police’s dog squad breathed his last on Friday afternoon.

Prince, a Labrador, was trained as a sniffer dog for the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the Mumbai police. He retired in August after spending almost his entire life working for the squad. The canine was successful in locating four live bombs and 17 hand grenades during the 26/11 siege. He had also assisted with investigation of the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.

Prince was admitted at a government-run veterinary hospital in central Mumbai for heart and kidney related ailments earlier in the day. Officers from the BDDS bade him a fond farewell. The BDDS at present has only a dozen canines for the entire city.