Bashir Ahmad War and a four-year old Labrador named Mansi lost their lives on 8/17/15 while foiling the bid of militants to cross over the Line of Control in Kupwara’s Tanghdhar sector. He joined the army in 2004 and served as a dog handler for several years. Both Mansi and Bashir Ahmad War belonged to the tracker dog unit of the 160 Territorial Army battalion in Kashmir. Mansi and War were posted in the dense forests where terrorists from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir made an infiltration. Bashir who was with the trekker dog volunteered to go with the search party to track down the militants. They made the supreme sacrifice while gallantly fighting a group of heavily armed infiltrators in the high altitude area along the line of control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector about 150 kms from Srinagar. Mansi, a trekker dog, prevented a huge ingress of militants when it noticed some movement on the LoC and alerted his master Bashir Ahmad War. Mansi sensed some movement and started pulling War towards an area where clouds were low. As Mansi started barking at the intruders, she received an enemy bullet, which prompted her handler to fire at the intruders, besides calling for reinforcements. The infiltrators showered a volley of bullets at Mansi and Bashir, killing them on the spot. Mansi’s body was recovered and after necessary documentation which included a postmortem. During the ensuing gunfight, Bashir was struck in the face with two bullets, one in the neck and one on his leg. Mansi was been the apple of the unit, given the prowess and successes it had in foiling infiltration bids this year. Mansi was part of the group that successfully foiled several infiltration bids along the LoC. War had been taking care of the canine since she joined the Army’s Tracker unit. War’s body was brought to the Army cantonment in Srinagar where Lt General Subrata Saha, General Officer in Command of 15 Corps, laid a wreath on the coffin, before it was taken to his native village in Kupwara for last rites with full military honors. The mortal remains of the valiant friend of the Army were laid to rest at her unit lines at Trehgam in north Kashmir. This season, Mansi and War had three kills to their credit. They were involved in the killing of a terrorist at Kaisuri ridge in Tangdhar area on May 25, followed by gunning down of two militants on July 21. Bashir Ahmad War . War was from Bohipora village, about an hour from his camp and was always in the company of his dog. Mansi was laid to rest at the army dog unit in Trehgam. A wreath was laid on its body too.
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