Story highlights The bird is found on a home, with an illegible Urdu message on its wings and carrying a wired object

Residents of the Pathankot district of Indian Punjab turn it over to police

So far, police have found nothing improper about the detained pigeon

New Delhi (CNN) James Bond just might have an unusual competitor.

This suspected secret agent is a flying ace -- a pigeon that perched on a home in an Indian village Thursday, barely 2½ miles (4 kilometers) from the border with Pakistan.

An illegible Urdu message stamped on its wings and a small wired object around it were enough for residents of the Pathankot district of Indian Punjab to turn it over to police.

"We are looking at this case only from that angle," said Rakesh Kaushal, Pathankot's police chief, when asked whether officers were investigating the bird for possible Pakistani espionage.

Suspected spy pigeon has markings on its wings.

"It's the first instance of its kind in my area. It's a sensitive border here," he told CNN on the phone from Pathankot.

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