After pigeons, India 'investigating' PIA plane balloon found in occupied Kashmir
Indian police have said they're "investigating" an aircraft shaped children's balloon they found in occupied Kashmir with PIA's markings.
Screenshot from Indian press agency ANI's twitter account of its tweet regarding the 'news'. Photo: Twitter
According to Indian press agency ANI, the balloon, green and white in colour and with PIA logos thereon , was found within the Sotra Chak village in Hiranagar sector of Indian-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday evening.
It wasn't immediately known where the balloon came from.
With ties between Pakistan and India at a very low point, objects and animals crossover the border are seized by Indian authorities in recent years, who view them with suspicion.
In 2015, a pigeon was captured by Indian forces for crossing the Indo-Pak border into India's Pathankot area.
Last year in May, Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) claimed to possess captured another "Pakistani spy pigeon" and handed it over to police in occupied Kashmir. A Pakistani villager later said he was the owner of the pigeon and refuted the allegation of it being "a spy or a terrorist".
The press agency reported that residents of the world had raised the alarm and alerted the police to the balloon's presence after spotting it floating within the area.
ANI reported that Indian police immediately reached the spot and seized the balloon. It added that police were investigating the matter.
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