India, Sept. 2 -- A joint search and rescue operation is underway at the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar district after two soldiers of 1 Para Special Forces (SF) went missing in the Yamuna river on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred during a night training exercise involving five personnel when their army boat experienced a technical snag. According to a statement by the Chandigarh-based defence public relations officer (PRO), the boat got caught in strong currents towards the downstream barrage.

"The teams made swift efforts to retrieve the boat. However, the boat got struck in strong eddies around the sluice gates and capsized resulting in the crew getting swept away by the strong currents. Two member...