It is a sorry state of affairs but there is a warm fuzzy side to this story. Cops in Maoist rebel infested areas of Bihar are not equipped to protect themselves and their neighbourhoods from regular attacks from these rebels. So they feed the stray dogs and the dogs in turn bark at intruders in the area and alert the cops.
K9 to 5 desi ishtyle
Police in India's Bihar state are so short of resources they are using a pack of stray dogs to protect themselves from Maoist rebels.
Three policemen at Paraiya station in central Gaya district were killed in a rebel attack in July 2003.
Now Paraiya's ill-equipped cops are benefiting from canine protection round the clock, officers say.
In return for food and their own kitchen, the dogs prowl the premises at night and bark at all intruders.
The number of strays has shot up from six to 36 in under two years.
"It's not possible to keep a watch on each nook and cranny of the sprawling campus of the police station, especially at night time," officer Baidyanath Rai told the BBC.
"We've also very limited resources and strength to keep the night vigil. So we've kept the street canines for the purpose."Isn't a dog a man's best friend?" he asks, as he pats the back of one of the older dogs, Shera, and thanks him for his unstinting service.
**Kamina = swine. Popular Hindi movie term for the bad guy.
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