SRINAGAR, Jul 31 (Agencies): Indian Army paid last respects to the dog, Axel, who lost its life during a gunfight between militants and security forces in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday.
As per ANI, Last respects being paid to the Indian Army’s dog, Axel, who lost its life in action after being hit by a bullet in an operation yesterday.
Two-year-old Axel of the 26 Army Dog Unit was killed in action after it was hit by terrorist bullets while it was deployed in a counter-terrorist operation with 29 Rashtriya Rifles unit in the area of 10 Sector RR counter-insurgency force, Army officials told ANI. During a building clearance operation, initially, another Army dog ‘Balaji’ was sent for building intervention and sanitised the corridor inside.
“After that, Axel was deployed. The dog went inside the first room and cleared it. As soon as it entered the second
room, it was fired upon. After being hit, it showed some movement for 15 seconds and fell down,” they said.
The gunfight continued between the troops and terrorists and once the operation was over, Axel’s body was retrieved.
Post mortem was carried out at 54 Armed Force Veterinary Hospital which showed that besides the bullet entry and exit wounds, more than ten wounds were also there along with a fracture of the femur.