A search operation has been launched by the National Disaster Response Force. (Representational)
An army personnel has been reported missing since the boat he was in capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Sonitpur district, a Defence official said on Monday.
On Sunday evening, three army men were rowing a country boat in the river in Solmara district when it suddenly capsized. Two of them swam to safety but the third is still missing, the official said.
A search operation has been launched by the National Disaster Response Force, he said. The missing army personnel has been identified as Anil Kumar, a clerk with the Gajraj Corps here, he added.
The military field formation of the Indian Army covers the states of Assam and western Arunachal Pradesh.
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