Old spying methods are still alive

Gujarat police catch ‘spy’ pigeon near India-Pakistan border

A pigeon caught near the India-Pakistan border by the Gujarat police has left the home ministry flummoxed.In a detailed report, the police explained how it caught the pigeon, with a chip on one leg, a ring with code “28733” on the other, and writing in Urdu or Arabic on its wings. The Coast Guard, forest department, forensic experts and Gujarat’s anti-terrorism squad were alerted last week, but conflicting versions have come from different agencies.The MHA officials, perplexed, said that they may ask the Gujarat police to put all pigeons in the state under scanner.