Pigeon released by Chhattisgarh Police officer on Independence Day falls to ground, video goes viral

A video of the Independence Day celebrations in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district showing the superintendent of police (SP) releasing a pigeon into the air that amusingly fails to fly, has gone on social media.

Another pigeon was later arranged for the officer, which was released successfully.(X)

Many users compared its uncanny resemblance to a scene from the third season of the web series ‘Panchayat’, where a pigeon released by a local MLA drops dead.

During the function, Bharat MLA and former minister Punnulal Mohle, who was the chief guest, Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo, and superintendent of police Girija Shankar Jaiswal were handed pigeons to release, signifying peace and freedom, reported PTI.