Free like a bird!
A pigeon held in India for eight months on suspicion of being a Chinese spy was released into the wild on Tuesday after police ruled it innocent.
According to the Press Trust of India news agency, the bird was captured near the port of Mumbai in May and onlookers noticed two rings with Chinese characters written on its legs. .
The graffiti led Indian police to suspect that the winged creatures were Chinese agents seeking sensitive information from India, much like the infamous Chinese spy balloons.
They rescued the bird for investigation and later transferred it to Bhai Sakalbai Dinshopuch Petit Veterinary Hospital in Mumbai.
An investigation revealed that the flying rat was not a Chinese spy, but an exotic bird that had escaped from Taiwan and traveled to India.
After the spying stopped, the pigeon was transferred to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose doctors released it on Tuesday.
This is not the first pigeon to be falsely accused of espionage in India.
In 2020, Indian authorities captured a pink-painted pigeon believed to be a spy from Pakistan. It turned out that the bird belonged to a Pakistani fisherman.
In 2016, yet another pigeon ruffled the feathers of Indian authorities. The winged pigeon was found in possession of a note threatening Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was taken into custody.
with post wire
