In a first, a one-year-three-month-old Belgian Malinois named Jessy has been inducted in the dog squad of the Mumbai police's Crime Branch. Jessy underwent nine months of training before her induction and will serve as a tracker dog.

The Belgian Malinois breed is used in anti-Maoist operations in India. One was involved in the Pathankot anti-terror operation too. That canine, part of National Security Guard's (NSG) operations, had helped them track terrorists.