Suspicious pigeon captured in Akhnoor sector

The pigeon was around 300 metres from the BSF border outpost and it was around 800 metres away from Tibba Forward, a Pakistani post.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday captured a suspicious pigeon, with blue and yellow rings tied to its legs, along the Indo-Pak international border near in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.

Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday captured a suspicious pigeon, with blue and yellow rings tied to its legs, along the Indo-Pak international border near in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. (Representative image) (HT FILE)

“The white-coloured pigeon was caught on September 1 around 6:15 pm. The BSF men, who captured the pigeon found a blue-coloured ring, bearing number 0315-7827659, on the right leg and “OK” written on the left leg in yellow colour,” said an official.

The pigeon was around 300 metres from the BSF border outpost and it was around 800 metres away from Tibba Forward, a Pakistani post.

It was later handed over to wildlife officials.