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India arrests pigeon accused of spying for Pakistan

The white pigeon is believed to have crossed from Pakistan earlier this week
A pigeon was arrested by the police in India, believing it to be carrying a secret message from Pakistan.
The bird was actually seized in the ‘Manwal’ village, which is at the border of India and Pakistan in Punjab. Though, the bird appeared normal in the beginning, a 14 year boy observed some markings on its feathers, which made him curious to know about it and thus reported the bird to the nearest police station.
The boy rushed to hand the “spy” over to police, who discovered a message in the Urdu language and numbers that authorities believe were part of a landline telephone number in Pakistan’s Narowal district. Puzzled by the discovery, police sent the bird to get x-rayed for more possible clues. “Nothing adverse has been found, but we have kept the bird in our custody,” Pathankot senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rakesh Kaushal was quoted, according to reports.
The police alerted the security agencies before investigating the pigeon. This is not the first time birds have been arrested for spying. In 2008, Iranian authorities arrested two pigeons allegedly spying on a nuclear facility. In 2013, a stork was detained in Egypt also on espionage charges.
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( Source : deccan chronicle )
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