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India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone

It took three days to pump millions of litres of water out of the dam, after Rajesh Vishwas dropped the device while taking a selfie.

By the time it was found, the phone was too water-logged to work.

Vishwas claimed it contained sensitive government data and needed retrieving, but he has been accused of misusing his position.

The food inspector dropped his Samsung phone, worth about 100,000 rupees (NZ$2000), into Kherkatta Dam, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, on Sunday.

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