BSF jawan missing from flood-hit Assam
The missing jawan is feared to have washed away by flood waters.
A top official of BSF said that, the jawan went missing from the inundated Chowkichar outpost, when he was on patrolling duty and feared to have drowned in flood waters.
The missing jawan has been identified as 45-year-old Bipin Mishra hailing from Bihar.
Meanwhile, a rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing jawan.
The current flood in Assam has claimed 49 persons and affected over 17.43 lakh people of 26 districts.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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