Making the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, a six-year-old dog (female Labrador) laid down her life shielding her handler during an encounter that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. Notably, Kent, a canine from the Army Dog Unit, was leading a group of soldiers on the trail of fleeing terrorists when it came under heavy fire and succumbed at the scene. Kent was at the forefront of ‘Operation Sujaligala’. One terrorist and an army jawan were killed in the encounter that broke out in the Narllah area of Rajouri district in Jammu region.
