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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

The pigeon’s ordeal began in May when it was captured near a port in Mumbai with two rings tied to its legs, carrying words that looked like Chinese. Police suspected it was involved in espionage and took it in, later sending it to Mumbai’s Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals.

Eventually, it turned out the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan that had escaped and made its way to India. With police permission, the bird was transferred to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose doctors set it free on Tuesday.

Mumbai police could not be reached for comment.

It is not the first time a bird has come under police suspicion in India.

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[-] manucode@feddit.de 44 points 9 months ago

This should be on NotTheOnion

[-] Kjev@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago
[-] JustMy2c@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

When it says India, all my suspicions go away of it not being true...

I immediately believe it. I'm sure you can fill that entire sub for a year with just one day's worth of indian newspapers.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The bird muttered "suckers" before taking off toward the northeast.

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 9 points 9 months ago

Eventually, it turned out the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan

That's exactly what a Chinese pigeon spy would want you to think

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

This exact same thing happened with a painted pigeon from Pakistan except that time the ring had a phone number of the owner on it and India claimed it was secret code to communicate with terrorists: Pakistani villager urges India to return 'spy' pigeon

[-] MustacheCashStash@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

"It is not the first time a bird has come under police suspicion in India."

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

That's four or five pigeon years of hard time on the inside. They don't keep you that long unless you really rustle somebody's feathers which tells me he kept his beak shut. This guy's no stool pigeon.

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Committing espionage is a dick move in bird law.

[-] GenXcisguy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I wonder who that bird’s lawyer was?

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That's actually a beautiful shot of a well cared for pigeon. This whole article is fucking nuts though haha.

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