‘Spy’ pigeon gets an Indian companion in Pathankot

The Pakistani pigeon is a high flier bird bred for sport.

“Yesterday (Tuesday) I bought a similar male pigeon for Rs 250 from a local seller to make the female pigeon from Pakistan stress-free. They are the same type of pigeon. Pigeons are among the birds that bond with each other very fast. The is the best way to end the Pakistani bird’s isolation and give her company,” Ramanjeet Singh said. He has kept both the pigeons in a 5’x4’x3’ enclosure. He is feeding both birds wheat, lentils (green moong), pigeon peas and black grams (kala chana).

Senior Superintendent of Police, Pathankot, Rakesh Kaushal said the pigeon’s wings were clipped by the man who first caught it.

Police suspect that the man, a resident of Manwal village in Pathankot, had been planning to keep the bird with him but might have panicked at the sight of the Urdu markings on it and approached the police with it.