A pigeon held for eight months on suspicion of spying for China has been released after Indian authorities determined it was no avian agent of espionage but a disoriented Taiwanese racing bird that had lost its way. Police found the pigeon near a port in Mumbai in May with two metal rings tied to its leg and what looked like Chinese writing on the underside of its wings. The alleged secret agent was held in custody for eight months, first by police and then by the city’s Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Pe
