Pigeon arrested in India carrying threatening note for PM Modi
The bird was detained near the border between India and Pakistan carrying the threatening note which was written in Urdu.
Monday 3 October 2016 13:59, UK
Police in India say they have arrested a pigeon after it was found carrying what was described as a "threatening note" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The bird was taken into custody near India's heavily guarded border with Pakistan as tensions escalate over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police inspector Rakesh Kumar said: "We took it into custody last evening.
"The Border Security Force found it with a note in Urdu saying something like 'Modi, we're not the same people from 1971. Now each and every child is ready to fight against India'."
The bird was found at Pathankot in the northern state of Punjab, where militants based in Pakistan launched a deadly attack on an airforce base in January.
The note was apparently signed by the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
"So we are investigating the matter very seriously," said Inspector Kumar.
It is unclear whether it will end up doing bird.
It is not the first time birds have been used in the long running dispute between India and Pakistan.
Last year, Indian police seized a pigeon they suspected was being used for espionage by Pakistan, and they X-rayed it to check if it was carrying a spy camera, transmitter or hidden chip.
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In 2013, Indian security forces found a dead falcon fitted with a small camera, and in 2010 another pigeon was detained.
Two balloons were also recently found in Punjab with similar messages addressed to Mr Modi in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan.
Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened over the last few months.
India blamed a raid on an Indian army base in India-controlled Kashmir two weeks ago on the same militant group it said carried out attacks in January.
And last week, Islamabad responded with anger when Indian troops struck militants across the border dividing Kashmir.
Tens of thousands have died and two wars have been fought over the disputed region since the end of British rule and partition in 1947.