Gangtok, Jul 25 (PTI) A 32-year-old man jumped into a river with his seven-month-old daughter in his arms from a bridge in Sikkim's Gyalshing district on Friday, police said.

After receiving information about the incident, police teams from Geyzing and Legship rushed to the scene and launched a search and rescue operation in the Rangit river, they said.

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Members of local organisations are assisting the police in the search, they added.

The exact motive behind the act is yet to be ascertained, police said, noting that a preliminary investigation has been started.

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