For over a month now, the Mumbai police have been helping the Government Railway Police (GRP) look for their top dog - a two-year-old German Shepherd named Veera. The dog, who is an expert at detecting narcotics, has not been seen since March 2, when he got separated from his handler while they were out on a walk near Ghatkopar railway station.

Veera was trained for nine months in Madhya Pradesh and is an expert at sniffing out narcotics like charas and marijuana. Speaking about how one of the squad's most important members went missing on March 2, an officer said, "In the afternoon, a constable took Veera to the ground. He removed Veera's leash so he could run freely in the ground. After a while, the constable lost track of him. Despite calling him several times, the constable failed to receive any response. He then informed his department, after which a complaint was registered." Veera was supposedly chasing away stray dogs before he went missing.