NEW DEHLI: A pigeon is being kept under armed guard by Indian police on charge of espionage for Pakistan.
The pigeon was found by a local resident in the Indian state of Punjab and was taken to a police station 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Amritsar, media reported on Friday.
The pigeon had a ring around its foot, a phone number from Pakistan and an address stamped on its body in red ink.
Police officer Ramdas Jagjit Singh Chahal told the Press Trust of India (PTI) that they suspected the pigeon may have landed on Indian soil from Pakistan with a message, although no traces of a note were found.
Officials directed the police not to allow anyone to visit the pigeon, which the police say believe may be on a “special mission of spying.”
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