‘A tragic loss’: K-9 Mickey, a drug-sniffing dog, dies in Bengaluru

Drug sniffer dog K-9 Mickey dies in Bengaluru

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Bangalore National Park: In a tragic case, a drug detection dog from the K-9 unit in Bengaluru died on Monday. The news was shared by Bengaluru Paw Petrol on social media platform X, announcing the loss of the dog named K9 Mickey.

Bengaluru's X-name Paw Petrol shared the pictures from the drug-sniffing dog's funeral and captioned it, “A tragic loss to the canine unit today! K9 Mickey: A brilliant drug-sniffing dog gone too soon. Rest in peace brave soul.” Later, Bengaluru City Police re-shared the X-name post and captioned it, “Rest in peace brave soul.”

In other news, a Bengaluru man's daily routine took an unexpected turn on Sunday morning when he met Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath during a 'mushroom walk' in Cubbon Park. Aymen Aslam, an entrepreneur, shared his '10/10 Sunday morning' experience in a post on X.

“Hanging out with Nikhil Kamath today. Fri. I've had a crappy week. My girlfriend dragged me to this thing called 'mushroom hike' in Cubbon Park. Guess who else joined? Yes, @nikhilkamathcio. It doesn't get more @peakbengaluru than this. 10/10 Sunday morning,” wrote Aslam. The post, shared just a few hours ago, has since gone viral. Social media users were as surprised by the encounter as Aslam was.

One user wrote to X, “Am I in another parallel universe? I go to Cubbon Park every other day and this has never happened to me before.” Another user wrote, “Wait a minute! This is a big deal.” Another commented, “I'm never cancelling Cubbon plans again. Sunday morning is now dedicated to Cubbon.” A fourth user wrote, “Bangalore is different.” Another added, “Sometimes when you're lucky and happen to say yes, you get really surprised.”

In other news, a Bengaluru resident received a laptop in just 13 minutes at a Starbucks outlet, courtesy of the newest player in the quick commerce industry. Flipkart Minutes, which launched in select areas of Bengaluru this month, offers products at a price that is about 10 percent lower than rivals like Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart.

“So from the successful payment to receiving the product at Starbucks where I ordered it, it was exactly 13 minutes,” said Sunny Gupta, the man who ordered the laptop. Sunny shared his experience on X, formerly Twitter, adding that it was not a paid advertisement: “To clarify a few things: Many people are assuming this is a paid tweet.”