An Indian government official has been suspended after ordering two million litres of water from a reservoir to be drained so he could find his phone
An Indian government official has been suspended after ordering a reservoir to be drained so he could find his phone.
Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung smartphone in Kherkatta dam while taking a selfie, The Times of India newspaper reported. Over three days, more than two million litres of water were pumped from the reservoir so he could retrieve it.Mr Vishwas first asked divers to search for the phone, claiming it contained sensitive government data.The water emptied from the dam would be enough to irrigate at least 1,500 acres of land, local media reported.
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