Jammu: ecurity forces in Jammu achieved a significant breakthrough when they intercepted a suspicious pigeon near the border, which was later found to be carrying a threatening message. The incident occurred around 9 PM on the night between August 18 and 19 near Forward Defence Post-69 in the Kathmaria BOP area, under the jurisdiction of the 7th Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF).
During a routine patrol, BSF personnel spotted the pigeon behaving unusually. Upon closer inspection, they discovered a slip of paper tightly tied to the bird’s leg using a rubber band. The slip, approximately 21 cm long and 6 cm wide, was an ordinary piece of paper with hand-written messages in blue ink.
The alarming content of the note included messages in both Urdu and English:
- “Kashmir hamara hai” (Kashmir is ours)
- “Waqt aa gaya hai, aa jaayega” (The time has come, and it will come)
- “Jammu Station IED Blast”
Following this disturbing discovery, security and intelligence agencies have taken the matter very seriously. Both the pigeon and the note have been seized for further investigation. Intelligence sources believe this could be a renewed tactic by cross-border terrorist groups to avoid electronic surveillance by resorting to traditional methods of communication.
The explicit mention of a potential “IED blast at Jammu Station” has prompted heightened security measures at Jammu Railway Station and surrounding areas. Law enforcement, including local police, Railway Protection Force, and intelligence units, have been placed on high alert.
BSF officials have already forwarded a detailed report of the incident to higher authorities. Forensic teams are now analyzing the handwriting, ink, and paper material to trace the origin and intended recipient of the message.
This is not the first instance of pigeons being used for cross-border communication. In the past, security agencies in Jammu & Kashmir have recovered coded messages and numeric sequences tied to pigeons’ wings or legs — a chilling reminder that terror groups continue to exploit all possible means to execute their plans.
The incident underscores the evolving and unconventional tactics being adopted by terrorist networks and has triggered a fresh wave of surveillance and preventive measures along the border.
