Pigeon With Camera Fitted On Leg Caught From Fishing Boat In Odisha, Cops Suspect 'Spying'

The pigeon was fitted with a camera and a microchip and was caught off the Paradip coast in Odisha. Something is also said to be written on the wings of the bird in a language unknown to the police.

New Delhi: A pigeon fitted with a camera and a microchip was caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Wednesday (March 7, 2023). Some fishermen found the bird perched on their trawler while fishing in the sea a few days ago with the cops suspecting that it was being used for "spying". The bird was handed over to the Paradip Marine police on Wednesday.

"Our veterinarians will examine the bird. We will seek the 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 told news agency PTI.

It also appears that something is written in a language unknown to the local police on the wings of the bird.

"Experts' help will be sought to find out what is written," the police said.

Odisha | A suspected spy pigeon fitted with a tiny camera & a chip caught from a fishing boat off the Paradip coast in Jagatsinghpur

The fishermen found the pigeon in their boat while fishing in the sea. They handed over the pigeon to Paradip Marine police station: Paradip ASP pic.twitter.com/4ABSbDtbsy

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The pigeon was reportedly found on the trawler when it was anchored around 35 kilometres off the coast from Konark around 10 days back.