The case of spy pigeons as Odisha Police seizes one off Paradip coast

There were devices fitted on pigeon's leg and coded messages were scribbled on its wings, reports say

Ajinkya Kawale | New Delhi
Last Updated at March 9, 2023 17:22 IST

Photo: ANI/Twitter

Police have taken into custody a suspected spy pigeon, allegedly attached with a camera and a microchip, from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district. The flighty suspect was perched on one of the trawlers used by the fisherman. It was captured and handed over to the marine police in Paradip. The police suspect the bird was trained for spying.

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