Eight months in custody: India releases alleged spy pigeon. Police discovered the pigeon in a Mumbai port with "Chinese characters" on its wings.
It is said to have been a stray racing pigeon from Taiwan and not a spy bird. Officials found a pigeon with a threatening message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi near the border with Pakistan in 2016. Another pigeon was picked up in 2010 with a ring around its foot and a Pakistani phone number and address. Pigeons have a bad reputation, but they have a special talent and can take on difficult tasks in diagnosing cancer.