, Dec. 11 -- The body of a Bangladeshi man, who went missing after illegally crossing into India, was recovered from a river in West Bengal on Wednesday.

The deceased, Tasir Ali, 31, son of Ibrahim Haque from Bakher Ali Westpara in Char Bagdanga Union of Chapainawabganj Sadar, went missing three days ago while crossing the border at night with several others for suspected smuggling purposes.

While the group managed to escape after being chased by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), Tasir Ali did not return.

On Wednesday afternoon, locals spotted a body floating in the Bhagirathi River near Baijitpur in Gangipur, Malda district, about seven kilometers inside India, and informed the authorities.

Indian police recovered the body and ...