Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Suspected Spy Pigeon (India)



Times of India
25 May 2020

‘Spy’ pigeon captured near IB in Kathua

JAMMU: Locals living close to the international border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir have captured a pigeon with a coded ring tagged to its foot. The pigeon, painted pink, was caught on Sunday evening near Manyari village. It is alleged that the bird flew from across the border. “We don’t know where the bird has come from. Locals on our side captured it near our fence. We have found a ring tagged to its foot on which some numbers are written,” Kathua SSP Shailendra Kumar Misra said, adding that an investigation is underway. “The pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, has a ring with alphabets and numbers written on it,” a police source said[.] […]


NDTV [India]
25 May 2020

Pigeon With Tag, Pink Patch Triggers "Pak Spy" Alarm In Jammu And Kashmir

New Delhi/Srinagar: Arresting spies is not unusual for the Jammu and Kashmir Police but the Hira Nagar Police Station in Kathua district was left more than a little confounded on Monday when the latest detainee - a pigeon - was handed over to them by the Border Security Force. The pigeon, with a prominent pink patch and a tag on its leg, was logged as a "Pak Suspected Spy" in police station records on suspicion of being part of an espionage attempt from across border and an investigation launched. […]

 

https://www.dawn.com/news/1559604/owner-rejects-indian-claim-of-spy-pigeons-capture

Dawn [Pakistan]

27 May 2020

Owner rejects Indian claim of ‘spy’ pigeon’s capture

SIALKOT: After the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) claimed they had captured another “Pakistani spy pigeon”, a Pakistani villager refuted the allegation, saying he is the owner of the pigeon. Habibullah, a resident of Bagga-Shakargarh village, situated along the Sialkot Working Boundary, said he was the owner of this pigeon recently “arrested” by India. He said the second pigeon of the pair was with him. “Yes, this is my pet pigeon as it can never be a spy or a terrorist,” he said. […]


https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page-2/spy-pakistani-pigeon-set-free/

 

Greater Kashmir

29 May 2020

 

'Spy' Pakistani pigeon set free

 

Kathua police Thursday set free alleged Pakistani ‘spy pigeon’ after finding “nothing suspicious” on him. Earlier, a man from the neighbouring country had appealed to the Prime Minister Narindra Modi for bird’s release. […]

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