India arrests pigeon accused of spying for Pakistan

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Police in India this week arrested a pigeon on charges of spying for Pakistan. As BBC News reports, the pigeon was taken into custody on Thursday after a 14-year-old boy found it in a historically tumultuous region along the India-Pakistan border. The bird, whose name has not been disclosed, reportedly had a "stamped message" on its body that was partially written in Urdu. The message also included a Pakistani phone number. An X-ray of the bird didn't show anything out of the ordinary, but police have nevertheless registered it as a "suspected spy" and are keeping it in custody.

"This is a rare instance of a bird from Pakistan being spotted here," police superintendent Rakesh Kaushal told The Times of India. "We have caught a few spies here. The area is sensitive, given its proximity to Jammu, where infiltration is quite common."

This isn't the first time that a bird has been caught in the middle of an international dispute. In 2008, Iranian authorities arrested two pigeons accused of spying on a nuclear facility, and a stork was detained in Egypt two years ago after being spotted with a mysterious device attached to its feathers. Others have been targeted as potential terrorists. Last year, Chinese officials probed 10,000 pigeon anuses amid fears that they may be carrying bombs.

No word yet on whether the pigeon arrested this week has hired a lawyer.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/8685369/india-arrests-pigeon-spy-pakistan



The last line is gold )

 

[leg-side-flick]

Glenn McGrath

 

[Belawal2014]

Glenn McGrath

Yeah, me too.

 

[Laal]

Amazing!

 

[Watsupdoc]

This is just plain stupid. Why would you 'arrest' a pigeon?

 

[Neferpitou]

Damn it. These Indians are sharp.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Damn it. These Indians are sharp.

Pigeon won't talk #isitrained

 

[Neferpitou]

Pigeon won't talk #isitrained

Bro...why you spillin the secrets...?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Glad to know the security is so watchful that "parinda bhi par nahi maar sakta".

 

[KingKhanWC]

Glad to know the security is so watchful that "parinda bhi par nahi maar sakta".

He's one of many #paf

 

[TSA321]

Again?

[utube]Iyn5pchL3gU[/utube]

 

[salahudin]

Would have been better if India planted a little tracker to see where the pigeon would go, maybe ISI HQ.

 

[justarslan]

What is Hindustan's problem with poor birds? Kabhi totay ko katal kartay hai aur kabhi kabootar grafstar kartay hai.

 

[Stallion__]

And I thought pigeon is a symbol of peace....

 

[CricketCartoons]

Pigeons look evil to me. Always create a mess wherever they go. Don't know how it came to be a symbol of peace. Always enjoyed the sight of a pigeon hanging by its neck in my cat's jaws.

 

[junaid.ahmed]

scared peoples

 

[CricketCartoons]

scared peoples

Let this be a lesson for the enemy who dare to enter our territory. You will come as pigeons but go as tandoori chicken.

 

[Mamoon]

What's the procedure of arresting a pigeon? Is it handcuffed or simply caged?

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Let this be a lesson for the enemy who dare to enter our territory. You will come as pigeons but go as tandoori chicken.

lol get away with the climate first then talk about enemy

 

[CricketCartoons]

lol get away with the climate first then talk about enemy

Yes, too hot to run a tandoor in this climate. But if the enemy wants to be roasted we will oblige anytime.

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Yes, too hot to run a tandoor in this climate. But if the enemy wants to be roasted we will oblige anytime.

who will have time to spare his ammunition when poor climate is enough

 

[CricketCartoons]

who will have time to spare his ammunition when poor climate is enough

Poor climate will only kill the poor, who are not your enemies.

 

[Yossarian]

Last year, Chinese officials probed 10,000 pigeon anuses amid fears that they may be carrying bombs.

Now there's a job for someone.

 

[CricketCartoons]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal-borne_bomb_attacks

 

[A-1]

We need to change our training methods I guess.

Btw a leaked picture of one of our pigeon reading an interesting book

 

[Strike Rate]

Time to launch a pigeon squad in our army.

 

[world cup captain]

Such events make me think if these people think before committing such actions

 

[Watsupdoc]

Has the pigeon pleaded guilty yet?

 

[Saeed]

Even pigeons don't like India.

 

[Neferpitou]

News is ISI have infiltrated India with a pigeon squad Alpha to rescue Shaheen. Won't be long.

 

[Yossarian]

Captured 'Pakistani Spy' Pigeon Escapes Police Custody, Returns To Pakistan

Captured 'Pakistani Spy' Pigeon Escapes Police Custody, Returns To Pakistan

A pigeon that was captured earlier this week after “infiltrating” India from across the border has escaped from its cage.

On Wednesday, the bird managed to escape when the head constable in Srivijay Nagar segment in Punjab's Sriganganagar district opened the cage out of curiosity.

The pigeon is said to have flown back towards the neighbouring country.

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...olice-custody-returns-to-pakistan-271264.html

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[GoUgandaCranes]

i hope our intelligent spy comes back with top secret intel on how to dismiss virat kohli

 

[Syed1]

Huge security breach for India..

 

[Yossarian]

i hope our intelligent spy comes back with top secret intel on how to dismiss virat kohli

What use is that? He's not playing against Pakistan any time soon. Or are you thinking that Mi5 will request that info from Pakistan in order to pass it onto the Aussies?

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

What use is that? He's not playing against Pakistan any time soon. Or are you thinking that Mi5 will request that info from Pakistan in order to pass it onto the Aussies?

1. we can pass it on to australia to strike a deal for our next visit down under where they let us draw one test

2. we can use it in champions trophy to dismiss him.

also we need to give a medal of valor here. that is really important

 

[troodon]

India should train these Camels and Pigeons and use them against Pakistan.

 

[shaz619]

LOL can't believe this is all genuine apparently

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In honor of Indian Independence Day, here I am training Pakistani spy pigeons to carry out top secret missions across the border. &#55356;&#56814;&#55356;&#56819; <a href="https://t.co/j9SNkFe9xp">pic.twitter.com/j9SNkFe9xp</a></p>— Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyMcLellan/status/897423389857546245">August 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[shane]

Good! Can't stand the little rats! (pigeons I mean, not Indians)

 

[MenInG]

India police said on Monday it will have x-rayed a pigeon it suspects was spying for Pakistan to rule out the possibility of any coded messages.

According to Times of India, police in Ajnala town of Amritsar district will have the bird examined to ascertain it does not have a tiny spying object embedded to its body.

The pigeon, the report said, was found near the check-post of Border Security Force (BSF) close to the border with Pakistan. It was later handed over to police for a probe.

The report went on to add that the conveying of coded messages through the bird is not a rare occurrence on the Punjab side of the border.

Pakistan Army shoots down Indian ‘spy drone’ along LoC

This is not the first time India has suspected pigeons of being used from the other side of the border for spying purposes.

In February 2017, the country claimed to have caught a “spy pigeon” it said came from Pakistan. The authorities later claimed it escaped to Pakistan due to police negligence.

Similarly, in May 2016, Indian authorities claimed that a pigeon they caught in Pathankot carried a message stamped in Urdu. Later that year, in October, police officials clipped the wings of a pigeon they caught in Bamial village with a similar message to prevent it from “escaping”.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1732819/1-india-claims-nabbing-another-pakistani-spy-pigeon/

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Wow this is ridiculous.How was the pigeon even caught?

 

[Finisher]

Pigeon reveals location of other pigeons
India launches air strikes and kills 300 pigeons

 

[KingKhanWC]

LOL can't believe this is all genuine apparently

Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months​

A pigeon accused of being a Chinese spy has been cleared by police and released back into the wild.

The bird was detained by officers after it was captured in May last year near a port in Mumbai, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

It was found with two rings tied to its legs featuring words that appeared to be Chinese.

Detectives suspected the pigeon was involved in espionage and took it in, before later sending it to Mumbai's Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals.

However, after eight months in captivity, it emerged that the creature was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan which had escaped and flown to India.

Police then approved the bird's transfer to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where doctors set free the falsely accused avian on Tuesday.

Pigeons have been used in spying and combat throughout history, including by UK forces in the First World War and Second World War to deliver messages.

A pigeon called Gustav brought the first news of D-Day back to the UK, after a correspondent wrote a report and attached it to the bird while landing on Sword Beach in Normandy on 6 June 1944.

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India has also previously detained the birds over security fears. In 2020 suspicious police in Indian-controlled Kashmir captured a pigeon that belonged to a Pakistani fisherman.

An investigation found the bird was not a spy, and had simply flown across the border between the countries.

In 2016 another pigeon was detained after it was allegedly found with a note that threatened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months

Detectives suspected the bird was involved in espionage after it was captured near a port in Mumbai. It was found with two rings tied to its legs featuring words that appeared to be Chinese.

news.sky.com

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8 months bird only to find out its a racing pigeon from Taiwan. We need audio/video of the interrogation.

 

[shaz619]

A pigeon accused of being a Chinese spy has been cleared by police and released back into the wild.

The bird was detained by officers after it was captured in May last year near a port in Mumbai, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

It was found with two rings tied to its legs featuring words that appeared to be Chinese.

Detectives suspected the pigeon was involved in espionage and took it in, before later sending it to Mumbai's Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals.

However, after eight months in captivity, it emerged that the creature was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan which had escaped and flown to India.

Police then approved the bird's transfer to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where doctors set free the falsely accused avian on Tuesday.

Pigeons have been used in spying and combat throughout history, including by UK forces in the First World War and Second World War to deliver messages.

A pigeon called Gustav brought the first news of D-Day back to the UK, after a correspondent wrote a report and attached it to the bird while landing on Sword Beach in Normandy on 6 June 1944.

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India has also previously detained the birds over security fears. In 2020 suspicious police in Indian-controlled Kashmir captured a pigeon that belonged to a Pakistani fisherman.

An investigation found the bird was not a spy, and had simply flown across the border between the countries.

In 2016 another pigeon was detained after it was allegedly found with a note that threatened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months

Detectives suspected the bird was involved in espionage after it was captured near a port in Mumbai. It was found with two rings tied to its legs featuring words that appeared to be Chinese.

news.sky.com

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8 months bird only to find out its a racing pigeon from Taiwan. We need audio/video of the interrogation.

No work in fiction can match the comedy of this

That poor pigeon though, feel sorry for it, god knows what the depraved folk would have done with it