Pigeon carrying terror threat note caught in India, says The Indian Express

Police in Jammu, India, have captured a pigeon carrying a note that contained a threat to blow up a local railway station, The Indian Express reported.

According to law enforcement, the bird was caught on the evening of Aug. 18 in Katmaria, an area near the Pakistani border. The message, written in both Urdu and English, included the phrases “Freedom for Kashmir” and “The time has come,” along with a warning about a planned explosion at the station using an improvised device.

Sources noted that this is the first recorded case of such a threat being delivered by a pigeon. In the past, balloons, flags, and birds carrying various messages have been released from the Pakistani side.

Security forces have since tightened protective measures, deploying additional personnel to guard the station and railway lines.