Indian border guards claim to have captured another ‘Pakistani spy pigeon’ and handed it over to police in occupied Kashmir.
According to a report by Indian broadcaster NDTV, the pigeon had a clear pink mark on the top and a tag on one leg, which has been kept at the police station as a “suspected Pakistani spy”.
The report said the pigeon was suspected of being an “espionage attempt by Pakistan” and an investigation had been launched into the matter. The report said that police records show that the pigeon flew to the house of a woman in the Chadwal area who caught her and handed her over to the Border Security Force.
The pigeon was later handed over to the police for further investigation. Police said, quoting the woman’s statement, that one of the pigeon’s legs had a color on it with some numbers on it.
Remember that this is not the first time that India has accused a pigeon of being a spy for Pakistan. In 2015, a pigeon was caught by the Indian Army in the Pathankot area on the Pak-India border, which was declared a Pakistani spy. According to the police, the slip on the pigeon had written in Urdu, “Modi, we are no longer the people of 1971, now every child is ready to fight India.”
An official was later quoted as saying that police “cut off the feathers of the suspected pigeon so that he could not return to Pakistan”. Also in 2017, after several hours of hard work, the Indian police caught a pigeon with the tag ‘5547 Janbaz Khan’ and a phone number. However, due to the negligence of the police, the spy pigeon, which had ‘infiltrated’ India from the opposite side of the border, managed to fly.
As soon as this news came out on Indian media, social media users got a new opportunity to make memes during Eid holidays and make fun of India. Page has become a top trend on social media, especially on Twitter, and a series of funny comments and memes from users have started.
The Federal Minister for Science and Technology also contributed to this trend by writing, “I am unable to understand whether the Indian media is really stupid or makes excuses for stupidity.
Mystery here is whether #Endian media is seriously that idiot or they pretend to be insane? https://t.co/wEgK5iulbV
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 25, 2020
American comedian Jeremy McClean’s comments on the spy pigeon are not to be taken lightly.
This Memorial Day we honor all our nation’s fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. We salute you, kabootars. You fly with the angels now. pic.twitter.com/Sr5RoDmD0v
— Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) May 25, 2020
one of my agents 🙏 https://t.co/24aylTVQuk
— Jeremy McLellan (@JeremyMcLellan) May 25, 2020
Australian journalist Dennis Friedman also responded by saying, “All my prayers are with this pigeon.”
Thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/AeN9fRBIEl
— Dennis Does Isolation (@DennisCricket_) May 26, 2020
Pakistani Spy Pigeon Video
Rest in Jail Maj. Pigeon! 😭😢😜#ChinaComesModiRuns #pigeon #MajorPigeon pic.twitter.com/hEtfeQs4A9
— FIDA KHATTAK (IYI) (@fi_da_Khattak93) May 25, 2020