Kolkata, Oct 14 (PTI) A BSF jawan went missing after falling into a river while chasing cattle smugglers on a boat at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, a statement said on Friday.

The incident happened on Thursday night when the jawan was chasing the smugglers on the Bhagirathi river, the BSF statement said.

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A BSF patrol team spotted cattle smugglers at the river, it said.

"While moving towards the smugglers on a boat, it faced heavy turbulence in the middle of the river due to which constable Amit Kumar fell into high water current and has been missing since then," it added.

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Three teams of NDRF were searching for Kumar, the BSF said.

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