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			{{Short description\|Detection dog}}
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	{{Infobox animal		{{Infobox animal
	\| name = Zanjeer		\| name = Zanjeer
	\| image =		\| image = Zanjeer.jpg
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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| othername = Ginger		\| othername = Ginger
	\| species = [[Canis lupus familiaris]]		\| species = ''[[Canis lupus familiaris]]''
	\| breed = [[Labrador Retriever]]		\| breed = [[Labrador Retriever]]
	\| gender = Male		\| gender = Male
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	\| occupation =		\| occupation =
	\| employer = [[Mumbai Police]]		\| employer = Bombay Police (later [[Mumbai Police]])
	\| role = [[Detection dog]]		\| role = [[Detection dog]]
	\| years_active =		\| years_active =
	\| known = [[1993 ~~Mumbai~~ bombings]]		\| known = Detection work after [[1993 Bombay bombings]]
	\| tricks =		\| tricks =
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	'''Zanjeer''' (7 January 1992 – 16 November 2000) was a [[Labrador Retriever]] who served as a [[detection dog]] with the [[Mumbai Police]] in [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]. Due to his impeccable service detecting many explosives and other weapons—in particular during the [[1993 ~~Mumbai~~ bombings]]—he was honoured with a full state funeral.<ref name="ndtv.com">[http://www.ndtv.com/news/blogs/inside_story/the_untouchables_bombay_police_after_2611.php The Untouchables: Bombay Police after 26/11] at [[New Delhi Television]], by Sreenivasan Jain; published 11 November 2009; retrieved 23 July 2013</ref>		'''Zanjeer''' (7 January 1992 – 16 November 2000) was a [[Labrador Retriever]] who served as a [[detection dog]] with the Bombay Police (later [[Mumbai Police]]) in [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]. Due to his impeccable service detecting many explosives and other weapons—in particular during the [[1993 Bombay bombings]]—he was honoured with a full state funeral.<ref name="ndtv.com">[http://www.ndtv.com/news/blogs/inside_story/the_untouchables_bombay_police_after_2611.php The Untouchables: Bombay Police after 26/11] at [[New Delhi Television]], by Sreenivasan Jain; published 11 November 2009; retrieved 23 July 2013</ref>

	==Service==		==Service==
	Zanjeer was trained at the Dog Training Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department at Shivaji Nagar in [[Pune]], [[India]]. He joined the ~~Mumbai~~ Police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad on 29 December 1992 and was handled by Ganesh Andale and V G Rajput.<ref name="midday">{{cite web \|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2000/nov/4320.htm \|title=Police dog Zanjeer dead \|date=17 November 2000 \|publisher=Mid Day \|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The name Zanjeer comes from the 1973 [[Hindi film]] ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)\|Zanjeer]]'' but he was also called "Ginger" because of his coat colour.<ref name="toi09">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2009-01-01~~/mumbai/~~28013216_1_sniffer~~-~~dog~~-~~navi~~-~~mumbai~~-pup \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103063834/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-01/mumbai/28013216_1_sniffer-dog-navi-mumbai-pup \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|title=Navi Mumbai's youngest anti-terror recruit is a pup \|first=Vijay \| last=Singh \|date=1 January 2009 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> Not including his contributions during the 1993 attacks, Zanjeer helped to recover 11 [[Bomb#Types\|military bombs]], 57 country-made bombs, 175 [[petrol bombs]], and 600 [[detonators]].<ref name="toi06">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2006~~-09-~~21/india/27802292_1_rdx~~-~~probe~~-~~team~~-~~bdds~~ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103124542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-21/india/27802292_1_rdx-probe-team-bdds \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|title=Zanjeer, city's saviour many times over, RIP \|first=Somit \| last=Sen \|date=21 September 2006 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>		Zanjeer was trained at the Dog Training Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department at Shivaji Nagar in [[Pune]], [[India]]. He joined the Bombay Police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad on 29 December 1992 and was handled by Ganesh Andale and V G Rajput.<ref name="midday">{{cite web \|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2000/nov/4320.htm \|title=Police dog Zanjeer dead \|date=17 November 2000 \|publisher=Mid Day \|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The name Zanjeer comes from the 1973 [[Hindi film]] ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)\|Zanjeer]]'' but he was also called "Ginger" because of his coat colour.<ref name="toi09">{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Navi-Mumbais-youngest-anti-terror-recruit-is-a-pup/articleshow/3920727.cms \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103063834/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-01/mumbai/28013216_1_sniffer-dog-navi-mumbai-pup \|url-status=live \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|title=Navi Mumbai's youngest anti-terror recruit is a pup \|first=Vijay \| last=Singh \|date=1 January 2009 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> Not including his contributions during the 1993 attacks, Zanjeer helped to recover 11 [[Bomb#Types\|military bombs]], 57 country-made bombs, 175 [[petrol bombs]], and 600 [[detonators]].<ref name="toi06">{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Zanjeer-citys-saviour-many-times-over-RIP/articleshow/2011827.cms \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103124542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-21/india/27802292_1_rdx-probe-team-bdds \|url-status=live \|archive-date=3 January 2013 \|title=Zanjeer, city's saviour many times over, RIP \|first=Somit \| last=Sen \|date=21 September 2006 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>

	==1993 ~~Attacks~~==		==1993 attacks==
	During the time of the [[1993 ~~Mumbai~~ bombings]] in March, Zanjeer helped avert at least three more attacks in [[Mumbai\|Bombay]], [[Mumbra]], and [[Thane]].<ref name="newmedia">{{cite journal \|year=2009 \|title=50 Glorious Years of the Mumbai Police Dog Squad: Canine 'Detectives' that Sniff Out Crime \|journal=The Protector \|issue=Nov-Dec 2009 \|publisher=New Media \|url=http://www.newmediacomm.com/publication/protector/nov09/archive50.html \|access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The first incident happened on 15 March 1993 when Zanjeer alerted his handlers to a scooter bomb on Dhanji Street that contained [[RDX]] explosives and gelatin sticks. He was then called to the scene of ten unclaimed suitcases outside the [[Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai\|Siddhivinayak Temple]] where the dog detected three [[Type 56 assault rifle\|Type 56 rifle]]s, five 9-mm pistols, and 200 [[grenade]]s marked "Arges 69". Days later, Zanjeer investigated two suitcases at the [[Zaveri Bazaar]] that contained nine Type 56 rifles.<ref name="toi06"/>		During the time of the [[1993 Bombay bombings]] in March, Zanjeer helped avert at least three more attacks in [[Mumbai\|Bombay]], [[Mumbra]], and [[Thane]].<ref name="newmedia">{{cite journal \|year=2009 \|title=50 Glorious Years of the Mumbai Police Dog Squad: Canine 'Detectives' that Sniff Out Crime \|journal=The Protector \|issue=Nov-Dec 2009 \|publisher=New Media \|url=http://www.newmediacomm.com/publication/protector/nov09/archive50.html \|access-date=26 October 2012 \|archive-date=25 March 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325144131/http://www.newmediacomm.com/publication/protector/nov09/archive50.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The first incident happened on 15 March 1993 when Zanjeer alerted his handlers to a scooter bomb on Dhanji Street that contained [[RDX]] explosives and gelatin sticks. He was then called to the scene of ten unclaimed suitcases outside the [[Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai\|Siddhivinayak Temple]] where the dog detected three [[Type 56 assault rifle\|Type 56 rifle]]s, five 9-mm pistols, and 200 [[grenade]]s marked "Arges 69". Days later, Zanjeer investigated two suitcases at the [[Zaveri Bazaar]] that contained nine Type 56 rifles.<ref name="toi06"/>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Zanjeer developed bone cancer and died 16 November 2000 as a result. He was buried with full state honours.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>		Zanjeer developed bone cancer and died on 16 November 2000 as a result. He was buried with full state honours.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

			==See also==
			* [[List of individual dogs]]
			* [[List of Labrador Retrievers]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Mumbai Police]]		[[Category:Mumbai Police]]
	[[Category:Individual dogs]]		[[Category:Individual working dogs]]
	[[Category:Individual animals in India]]		[[Category:Individual animals in India]]
	[[Category:Police ~~dog~~]]		[[Category:Police dogs]]
			[[Category:1993 Bombay bombings]]
			[[Category:Labrador Retriever]]

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'''Zanjeer''' (7 January 1992 – 16 November 2000) was a [[Labrador Retriever]] who served as a [[detection dog]] with the [[Mumbai Police]] in [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]. Due to his impeccable service detecting many explosives and other weapons—in particular during the [[1993 Mumbai bombings]]—he was honoured with a full state funeral.<ref name="ndtv.com">[http://www.ndtv.com/news/blogs/inside_story/the_untouchables_bombay_police_after_2611.php The Untouchables: Bombay Police after 26/11] at [[New Delhi Television]], by Sreenivasan Jain; published 11 November 2009; retrieved 23 July 2013</ref>

==Service==
Zanjeer was trained at the Dog Training Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department at Shivaji Nagar in [[Pune]], [[India]]. He joined the Mumbai Police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad on 29 December 1992 and was handled by Ganesh Andale and V G Rajput.<ref name="midday">{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2000/nov/4320.htm |title=Police dog Zanjeer dead |date=17 November 2000 |publisher=Mid Day |access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The name Zanjeer comes from the 1973 [[Hindi film]] ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' but he was also called "Ginger" because of his coat colour.<ref name="toi09">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-01/mumbai/28013216_1_sniffer-dog-navi-mumbai-pup |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103063834/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-01/mumbai/28013216_1_sniffer-dog-navi-mumbai-pup |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Navi Mumbai's youngest anti-terror recruit is a pup |first=Vijay | last=Singh |date=1 January 2009 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> Not including his contributions during the 1993 attacks, Zanjeer helped to recover 11 [[Bomb#Types|military bombs]], 57 country-made bombs, 175 [[petrol bombs]], and 600 [[detonators]].<ref name="toi06">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-21/india/27802292_1_rdx-probe-team-bdds |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103124542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-21/india/27802292_1_rdx-probe-team-bdds |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Zanjeer, city's saviour many times over, RIP |first=Somit | last=Sen |date=21 September 2006 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>

==1993 Attacks==
During the time of the [[1993 Mumbai bombings]] in March, Zanjeer helped avert at least three more attacks in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Mumbra]], and [[Thane]].<ref name="newmedia">{{cite journal |year=2009 |title=50 Glorious Years of the Mumbai Police Dog Squad: Canine 'Detectives' that Sniff Out Crime |journal=The Protector |issue=Nov-Dec 2009 |publisher=New Media |url=http://www.newmediacomm.com/publication/protector/nov09/archive50.html |access-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> The first incident happened on 15 March 1993 when Zanjeer alerted his handlers to a scooter bomb on Dhanji Street that contained [[RDX]] explosives and gelatin sticks. He was then called to the scene of ten unclaimed suitcases outside the [[Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai|Siddhivinayak Temple]] where the dog detected three [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56 rifle]]s, five 9-mm pistols, and 200 [[grenade]]s marked "Arges 69". Days later, Zanjeer investigated two suitcases at the [[Zaveri Bazaar]] that contained nine Type 56 rifles.<ref name="toi06"/>

==Death==
Zanjeer developed bone cancer and died 16 November 2000 as a result. He was buried with full state honours.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1992 animal births]]
[[Category:2000 animal deaths]]
[[Category:Mumbai Police]]
[[Category:Individual dogs]]
[[Category:Individual animals in India]]
[[Category:Police dog]]

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