Indian officials probe another ‘pigeon from Pakistan’

Just as Pak-India relations turned sour further in wake of the Uri attack, a pigeon is once again being inspected over ‘spying’ suspicions.

According to Indian media reports, the state intelligence and army officers were inspecting a pigeon after some words resembling Urdu script were found on its wings in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district.

The bird was spotted by a resident who later on handed over the pigeon to police after finding the suspicious text on its body.

The poor bird went through an x-ray scan and was properly ‘inspected’ as well.

Indian police officials claimed that 11 digits and some Urdu text were written on its wings which after translation stood for ‘Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday’.

Interestingly, it is not the first time a pigeon has been suspected over spying allegations.

In 2015, Indian authorities had captured what they claimed was a ‘spy’ pigeon from Pakistan. 

Police in Chandigarh had claimed that the white pigeon bore markings in Urdu and a seal. The pigeon was taken to a local veterinary hospital for an x-ray but no clues were discovered establishing any links with Pakistan. 

According to Indian media, the pigeon was flying in the border area during a meeting between Punjab Police and the Indian Army.