{"id":13520,"date":"2023-06-08T08:06:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13520"},"modified":"2023-06-08T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:06:15","slug":"suspected-spy-pigeon-with-camera-like-device-fitted-on-leg-caught-by-fishermen-in-odisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13520","title":{"rendered":"Suspected &#x27;Spy Pigeon&#x27; With Camera-Like Device Fitted On Leg Caught By Fishermen In Odisha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Odisha Police has sent a camera-like device that was recovered from a suspected &#8216;spy pigeon&#8217; to the State Forensic Science Laboratory to identify the object.<\/p>\n<p>The device was found tied to a pigeon&#8217;s leg that some fishermen caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha&#8217;s Jagatsinghpur district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        ANI<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block-header-title x-medium\">Jump To<\/h2>\n<nav class='mt-10 jumplink-nav'>Spy pigeon caught by fishermenWas on the boat for 10 days&#8217;Spy pigeon &#8216; caught and releasedSpy pigeon in Punjab<\/nav>\n<h2 id=Spy_pigeon_caught_by_fishermen>Spy pigeon caught by fishermen<\/h2>\n<p>Some fishermen found the pigeon perched on their trawler a few days ago. The bird was captured and handed over to the marine police on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our veterinarians will examine the bird. We will seek help of the State Forensic Science Laboratory for examining the devices attached to its legs. It appears that the devices are a camera and a microchip,&#8221; Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Rahul PR told PTI.<\/p>\n<p>It also seems like something has been scribbled on the bird&#8217;s wings in a language unknown to the local police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Experts&#8217; help will also be sought to find out what is written,&#8221; the SP said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        ANI<\/p>\n<h2 id=Was_on_the_boat_for_10_days>Was on the boat for 10 days<\/h2>\n<p>According to Pitambar Behera, the fisherman who caught the pigeon, he saw the bird perched on the boat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Suddenly, I noticed that some instruments were attached to the bird&#8217;s legs. I also found that something is written on its wings. I could not understand it as it was not in Odia,&#8221; Behera said.<\/p>\n<p>He caught the bird as it came closer.\u00a0The pigeon was found on the trawler when it was anchored around 35 kilometres off the coast of Konark around 10 days back.<\/p>\n<p>Behera said he fed the bird broken rice for the past several days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCC\/REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE<\/p>\n<h2 id=Spy_pigeon__caught_and_released>&#8216;Spy pigeon &#8216; caught and released<\/h2>\n<p>While it is yet to be established if the pigeon was a spy or for whom it was spying, this is not the first time such incidents have been reported in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, a pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, was captured along the border in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.isoccertracksuit.com\/fc-barcelona.html' title='FC Barcelona soccer tracksuit'>FC Barcelona soccer tracksuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pigeon, which was said to be carrying coded messages, was caught by some locals and handed over to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCCL\/FILE<\/p>\n<p>However, Habibullah, a Pakistani man who claimed to be the pigeon&#8217;s owner,\u00a0posted a video message saying his birds had taken a flight on Eid and one among them crossed the border.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the Police released the pigeon after nothing suspicious was found.<\/p>\n<h2 id=Spy_pigeon_in_Punjab>Spy pigeon in Punjab<\/h2>\n<p>In April 2021, a similar &#8216;spy pigeon&#8217; was caught near the border in Punjab when it flew into BOP Roranwala and sat on the shoulder of an on-duty constable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\ufeffFor more on news and current affairs from around the world, please visit\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Indiatimes News.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Odisha Police has sent a camera-like device that was recovered from a suspected &#8216;spy pigeon&#8217; to the State Forensic Science Laboratory to identify the object. The device was found tied to a pigeon&#8217;s leg that some fishermen caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha&#8217;s Jagatsinghpur district. 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