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Paranoia has just risen to an entirely new level in India, after a pigeon was captured by authorities on suspicion of spying for Pakistan.
The avian James Bond was found by a local resident in India's Punjab state, which borders Pakistan, and taken to a police station 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital Amritsar.
The pigeon had a ring around its foot and a Pakistani phone number and address stamped on its body in red ink.
Police officer Ramdas Jagjit Singh Chahal told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency that they suspected the pigeon may have landed on Indian soil from Pakistan with a message, although no trace of a note has been found.
Officials have directed that no-one should be allowed to visit the pigeon, which police say may have been on a "special mission of spying".
The bird has been medically examined and was being kept in an air-conditioned room under police guard.
Senior officers have asked to be kept updated on the situation three times a day, PTI said.
But why a pigeon you ask? According to Officer Chahal, local pigeon fanciers in the sensitive border area had told police that Pakistani pigeons were easily identifiable as they look different from Indian ones.
This is truly an ingenious idea from Pakistan which has come to fruition. Who would have anticipated that we would be reliant on avian spies for information dissemination?!
The public is skeptical of such reports, with one bystander saying "if they are spying, how would they tell that to the intel agencies? They can't even talk!"
Well said sir. You don't need to be a bird brain to figure that out. Though apparently the Indian intel agencies beg to differ, since birds of a feather flock together after all. Its no wonder that the term "Military Intelligence" is a paradox.
