Could the pretrial detention order also affect birds? Yes, this is exactly what happened with a Chinese pigeon, as it was kept in a cage for eight months under investigation after the Indian police charged it with spying.
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Indian authorities recently released a pigeon that had been held captive for eight months, after police suspected it was coming to the country for the purpose of spying.
The strange story began when the police arrested the pigeon last May near a port in Mumbai, where it was noticed that there were two rings on its legs, and a message written in Chinese. She was kept at Bai Sakarbai Dinshu Beti Animal Hospital in Mumbai.
According to what was reported by the “Press Trust of India” agency, it was later found that the pigeon was a racing bird in Taiwan, and had lost its way to India, prompting the police to transfer it to the “Bombay Animal Welfare Society“, in preparation for its release.
Similar Incidents Involving Birds Suspected of Spying
The history of the carrier pigeon as a means of communication over time seems to have made this delicate creature a source of suspicion for the crime of espionage. Whereas the Chinese pigeon was not the first suspect,
In 2020, the Indian authorities also suspected a bird coming across the Pakistani-Indian border in the Kashmir region, and it was investigated until it was proven innocent and released.
Another pigeon was captured in the Indian Punjab province in 2016, where it was found carrying a threatening letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its feet
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