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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