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Security Up at Jammu Railway Station as Pigeon with Threat Note Found

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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August 22, 2025

SECURITY agencies in Jammu have gone on high alert after a pigeon carrying a threat note warning of an IED blast was intercepted near the International Border (IB) by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel.

- FAYAZ WANI @ Srinagar

The pigeon was caught a few days ago in the Khatmari area of the RS Pura sector by BSF men on guard at the IB. A handwritten note in Urdu and Hindi was found attached to the bird with a rubber band. The note warned of a potential IED blast at Jammu railway station and carried messages saying, "Kashmir Hamara Hai (Kashmir is ours)" and "Waqt Aa Gaya Hai (Time has come)."

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