Suspected spy pigeon with units fitted on leg caught in Odisha

By PTI

PARADIP: A pigeon fitted with units, which seem like a digicam and a microchip, was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, with the police suspecting that the chook was getting used for spying.

Some fishermen discovered the pigeon perched on their trawler just a few days in the past.

The chook was captured and handed over to the marine police right here on Wednesday.

“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,” Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Rahul PR informed PTI.

It additionally looks like one thing has been scribbled on the wings of the chook in a language unknown to the native police.

“Experts’ help will also be sought to find out what is written,” the SP mentioned.

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Pitambar Behera, an worker of the fishing trawler ‘Sarathi’, mentioned he noticed the pigeon perched on the boat.

“Suddenly I noticed that some instruments were attached to the bird’s legs. I also found that something is written on its wings. I could not understand it as it was not in Odia,” Behera mentioned.

He caught the chook because it got here nearer.

The pigeon was discovered on the trawler when it was anchored round 35 kilometres off the coast of Konark round 10 days again.

Behera mentioned he fed the chook damaged rice for the previous a number of days.

PARADIP: A pigeon fitted with units, which seem like a digicam and a microchip, was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, with the police suspecting that the chook was getting used for spying.

Some fishermen discovered the pigeon perched on their trawler just a few days in the past.

The chook was captured and handed over to the marine police right here on Wednesday.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

“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,” Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Rahul PR informed PTI.

It additionally looks like one thing has been scribbled on the wings of the chook in a language unknown to the native police.

“Experts’ help will also be sought to find out what is written,” the SP mentioned.

ALSO READ | Pigeon poo a hazard in bronchial asthma capital Bengaluru

(Photo | ANI Twitter)

Pitambar Behera, an worker of the fishing trawler ‘Sarathi’, mentioned he noticed the pigeon perched on the boat.

“Suddenly I noticed that some instruments were attached to the bird’s legs. I also found that something is written on its wings. I could not understand it as it was not in Odia,” Behera mentioned.

He caught the chook because it got here nearer.

The pigeon was discovered on the trawler when it was anchored round 35 kilometres off the coast of Konark round 10 days again.

Behera mentioned he fed the chook damaged rice for the previous a number of days.