A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie.Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung smartphone in
Days after a Chhattisgarh food inspector was suspended for having 21 lakh litres of water drained from a reservoir to recover his expensive phone, the government pulled up his senior, who he said gave him verbal permission to empty water.
A show cause notice has also been issued to a senior Water Resources Department official who gave “oral permission” for the draining of the reservoir. In the notice, the official was asked why the cost of the water that was drained should not be recovered from his salary.