Pak ‘spy’ pigeon caught

May 28, 2010 |

Ramdas (Amritsar)

A pigeon from Pakistan suspected to be on a “spying mission” was caught on Thursday near the Indo-Pak border here, the police said here.
The white pigeon carrying a Pakistani phone number and address on its body besides a rubber ring in its feet was found by border resident Harbans Lal Saini near his house and was brought to the police station here, 40 km from Amritsar.

SHO Ramdas Jagjit Singh Chahal said that he has informed his superiors who have directed that nobody should be allowed to visit the pigeon and an update would be passed to the SSP office atleast thrice in day.
The police suspect that the pigeon, which landed in Indian territory, may be on “special mission of spying” and might have been pushed by Pakistan intelligence agency ISI.
The pigeon is being kept in an air conditioned room which is being guarded by policemen. A medical examination of the bird was carried out by the doctor.
After the recent killing of two Pakistan-based terrorists in a gunbattle in Gurdaspur, special instructions were issued to border inhabitants to report anything suspicious to the police, the SHO said.
Mr Chahal said he has been asked by his seniors not to leave the police station or to proceed on leave until the fate of pigeon was decided.
The number “303-6284620” was written in red on the pigeon’s feathers along with a rubber stamp — Islamabad Wazirabad-Pakistan. Mr Chahal said they suspected that the pigeon must have landed on Indian soil from Pakistan with a message, which has not be traced so far. —PTI

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