Overview
- A Gujarat Police Labrador named Check won gold in tracking and bronze in overall tracking at the 69th All-India Police Duty Meet in Nagpur.
- The result ended a 16-year wait for a national gold for the state’s K9 unit.
- More than 200 police dogs competed across events at the meet, with 45 entries in tracking where Check placed first.
- Gujarat shortlisted nine dogs through a state competition led by training chief Neerja Gotru, then sent six for national events after specialized preparation.
- State DGP K.L.N. Rao later honored Check, handler Ramesh Khant, and trainer Col. Chandan Singh Rathod, highlighting a program that fields about 160 working dogs across Gujarat.