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One of his most memorable rescues was when he sniffed out two hand grenades left by terrorists at the busy CST railway station. As a result, no one died that day, not a single person. Had Caesar not been there on that day, right at that moment, there would have been a devastating explosion. 

Lives would have been lost, and the railway station, in all likelihood, would have been deemed unusable until fixed up again, which would have caused an enormous hurdle in the lives of many civilians whom travel to and from work on a daily basis. Another one of his memorable moments came when he joined a search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three whole days. Caesar and the rest of the search team held out, kept surveillance, and trapped the terrorists, preventing them from doing anything to cause mass murder.

He was also pressed into service for bomb-search operation after some 2006 serial train blasts, and in 2011, for serial bombings in Mumbai. But of course, even heroes have to die at some point. And in this case, Caesar's time came when his heart gave out at a farm in Virar, where he and three of his canine buddies had been sent after retirement.

Upon hearing the news, everyone in Mumbai began tweeting out their grief. Mumbai Police tweeted "Services of retired member of dog squad 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will miss our hero immensely." Meanwhile, CP Mumbai Police tweeted "The brave, alert & efficient Caesar will be remembered fondly for his services. An emotional moment for all of us." Caesar, who had long been suffering from arthritis, a common ailment among Labrador Retrievers, had been admitted into the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals with a 105-degree fever. It is said that due to his age, his heart gave out from the stress the symptoms were putting on his body.