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March 9, 2023

Fishermen in India found a pigeon when their ship was anchored about 35 km off the coast of Konark 10 days ago.

The pigeon, which was equipped with a camera and a microchip, was caught by fishermen from a fishing boat off the coast of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, as police suspect the bird was used for espionage.

Some fishermen found this pigeon sitting on their boat a few days ago, and it was arrested and handed over to the Navy Police yesterday, Wednesday, according to the website. " The Indian Express".

Jagatsinghpur Police Superintendent Rahul told PTI "The vets are going to check the bird, and we’re going to get help from the forensic lab to check the hardware attached to the pigeon’s leg, and it looks like the hardware is a camera and a microchip".

Rahul also stated that the police will enlist the help of experts to interpret the writing on the bird’s wings in a language unknown to the local police.

The employee of the fishing vessel, Sarthi, said that he saw the dove sitting on the boat, and suddenly he noticed that some of the tools were connected to the legs of the bird, and he also found that something was written on the wings of the bird, and he continued: "I could not understand it because it was not in Odia"And he caught the bird as he approached.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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