A white pigeon that flew into India with a Pakistan stamp has created a flutter in Punjab’s Pathankot district, prompting authorities to send it for an X-ray exmaination.
The pigeon, with a Pakistani seal and “Tehsil Shakargarh, district Narowal” stamped on it in Urdu, was spotted by Ramesh Chand of Manwal village.
As the bird looked “suspect” because of the Pakistani marking, Chand took it to Bamial police station. A buzz spread in the area that it might be a “spy pigeon”.
Pathankot’s senior superintendent of police Rakesh Kaushal said the stamp had raised many doubts. He said “We can’t trust the hostile neighbouring country, so we have to verify.” They have alerted the intelligence and security agencies, including the Border Security Force. However, nothing come out of the X-ray examination of the pigeon.