Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 29: A 54-year-old Sub Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) is suspected to have drowned in a swollen river along the International Border (IB) in Jammu.
According to a police official, BSF has launched a massive search operation and also intimated their Pakistani counterparts after Sub-Inspector (SI) Paritosh Mondal went missing from the bank of a river near the Jaikishan post in Arnia sector on Saturday around 6 PM.
“The SI, belonging to the 36th battalion of the force, is stated to be accompanied by two constables of the force and were out for an area domination patrol when he went missing,” the official added.
The river is in spate due to heavy rains, he said, adding, the operation to look for the SI is still continuing along the IB near the Aik Nullah area.
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