A total of 105 handlers and 76 canines passed out of the academy after eight months of training. The canines comprising Belgian Malinois, Labrador, Cocker Spaniel, German Shepherd and Beagle — 42 from Telangana, 30 from Bihar CID, and four from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) — will be deployed for various tasks. Hyderabad: The passing out parade of the 25th batch of police canines and their handlers was held at the Integrated Intelligence Training Academy (IITA), Moinabad, on Tuesday.
ISW & Officer on Special Duty VB Kamalasan Reddy said the training centre, established in 2004, has grown into one of the country’s premier canine training institutions. So far, it has trained 919 police canines and 1,310 handlers from various states.
Calling them the police force’s “most dependable silent soldiers,” Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said trained canines are frontline partners in crime prevention and detection, not merely companions. Vijay Kumar said police canines remain among the most operationally effective assets in modern policing, playing a crucial role in tracking criminals, detecting explosives and narcotics, and supporting intelligence-led operations. He was speaking at the 25th passing-out parade of police dogs and their handlers at the Integrated Intelligence Training Academy (IITA) in Moinabad. He recalled that Telangana Police secured first place in the 67th and 68th All India Police Duty Meets, winning gold and silver medals respectively, reflecting the academy’s high training standards.