Police seize pigeon over spying fears

britexpat
By britexpat

Please be wary of strange birds in your area. Now I know why Rizks keeps budgies as pets :O(

Indian police said Friday they have detained a pigeon that flew into a village near the heavily militarised border with Pakistan on suspicion it was being used for espionage.

Police said they had X-rayed the bird to see whether it was carrying anything suspicious after a villager spotted a stamp under its feathers that bore Urdu script and the name of a Pakistani district.

"We sent the bird to a polyclinic where X-Ray scans were done to see if there is any spy camera, transmitter or hidden chip," senior police superintendent Rakesh Kaushal told AFP by telephone.

Till now there is no evidence to suggest it is a spy bird but so long as we are not able to decipher what is written in Urdu, we cannot be absolutely sure."

Kaushal said police had alerted intelligence services over the discovery of the pigeon in the northern state of Punjab.

By britexpat• 7 Jun 2015 15:20
britexpat

Jose: we don't post anything fiction on QL. Although it may seem so when reading all the Visa and RP postings :0(

By JoseCarro• 7 Jun 2015 15:15
JoseCarro

jajaa))) is this for real?

By britexpat• 7 Jun 2015 15:00
britexpat

But those are wild pigeons from the Empty Quarter and not suitable for eating :0(

By Rizks• 7 Jun 2015 14:28
Rizks

birds of feathers folks together's...:)

Me get the birds from the lenthils which I throw near my house and trap the birds....Evil Laugh ! Ha Ha Ha

By britexpat• 7 Jun 2015 13:57
britexpat

Rizks has been selling pigeon soup in his emporium but where does he get the birds from ?

By Molten Metal• 7 Jun 2015 10:45
Molten Metal

Ones future is destroyed .................. .............. Sun, 07.06.2015 10.45 hrs.

By Sulieman• 7 Jun 2015 09:44
Sulieman

Tears on my pillow ! :'(

By britexpat• 4 Jun 2015 11:50
britexpat

Breaking news. There are rumours that the governor of the jail has been served pigeon soup :0(

By Molten Metal• 3 Jun 2015 07:28
Molten Metal

The poor soul is stuck in a foreign jail ............................ .................. Wed, 03.06.2015, 07.31 hrs

By Rizks• 2 Jun 2015 12:39
Rizks

its britey who wanders....:(

By Molten Metal• 2 Jun 2015 12:23
Molten Metal

Rizk , It is understable , who wanders ? ................................. .................... Tue, 02.06.2015, 12.23 hrs

By Rizks• 2 Jun 2015 12:20
Rizks

britey you giantfoot lizard, how u know the pigeon was a 'He' and not a 'She' ? :(

By britexpat• 2 Jun 2015 12:12
britexpat

MM: I see your point. So he was going to the Ramada Car Park of India

By Molten Metal• 2 Jun 2015 08:51
Rating: 2/5
Molten Metal

May be { 99.99 % } that pigeon was not getting 'something' in his home place so he flew to the neighbourhood for search .......... it's very common with human as well ........... we also go left & right for our basic necessities ............... ......... ....... ...... Tue, 02.06.2015, 08.44 hrs ...

By Sulieman• 1 Jun 2015 17:15
Sulieman

"Till now there is no evidence to suggest it is a spy bird but so long as we are not able to decipher what is written in Urdu, we cannot be absolutely sure."

Don't they really have anyone speaks Urdu ?? or at least can't they use Google Translator :/

By mango@enjoy2• 1 Jun 2015 11:11
mango@enjoy2

see the power of Pakistani pigeon....hahhahahhheeh

By britexpat• 1 Jun 2015 10:54
britexpat

khurrambaluch: Rumours are that there was a rendition flight and the pidgeon is now being interrogated by the CIA at an undisclosed location :o(

By khurrambaluch• 1 Jun 2015 10:51
khurrambaluch

That Pigeon is in jail?

By Wild Turkey• 1 Jun 2015 09:45
Wild Turkey

"Why do govts / military / police don't trust their own citizens ?" The answer is clear: because the citizens don't trust the government/military/police.

By Humbles• 1 Jun 2015 09:44
Humbles

MM, Your concerns are valid, a free spirit bird like you needs open space without restrictions.

By britexpat• 1 Jun 2015 09:27
britexpat

I found Pedro - Rizks' budgie flying over Ramada

By khurrambaluch• 1 Jun 2015 09:21
khurrambaluch

Ha ha ha........ Very funny.............

By Molten Metal• 1 Jun 2015 08:54
Molten Metal

Politicians themselves are the outcome of a drop only & they just try to have control over the oceans / space etc ........... !!! ...... Mon, 01.06,2015, 08.55 hrs .........

By Molten Metal• 1 Jun 2015 08:51
Molten Metal

Humans are like guests on this planet .............. I can say with surety that no guest will like to be enslaved by her host ................. ? ......... Mon, 01.06,2015, 08.51 hrs .........

By Molten Metal• 1 Jun 2015 08:48
Molten Metal

Brit , Borders are like keeping humans as if they are creatures of a zoo .............we really don't deserve it ........... Why do govts / military / police don't trust their own citizens ? .............. .................................. ........ Mon, 01.06,2015, 08.48 hrs .........

By britexpat• 1 Jun 2015 08:16
britexpat

I think it was MM.. He was very kind and helpful. he processed it four times

By Rizks• 1 Jun 2015 08:10
Rizks

I hope they wont interrogate or torture the poor pigeon ! :(

by the way, who processed the pigeons Visa ?

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