Insta
Pakistani ‘Spy’ Pigeon Carrying Coded Message Captured Along International Border In Kashmir
Swarajya Staff
May 25, 2020, 07:10 PM | Updated 07:09 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Security agencies have captured a pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, news agency PTI tweeted on Monday (25 May) attributing officials.
A pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, captured along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir: officials.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 25, 2020
According to a report in India Today, the officials said that the pigeon was carrying a “coded message” from across the border. Some residents of Manyari village in Hiranagar sector caught it after it flew into India from Pakistan’s side, added the officials.
Concerned agencies are currently working to decipher the “message” on it.
"The villagers handed over the pigeon (to the local police station) yesterday. A ring was seen attached to one of its legs with some numbers on it and a probe is on," Senior Superintendent of Police of Kathua Shailendra Mishra said.
Get Swarajya in your inbox.
Magazine
