An Indian official has been slapped with a fine of $640 (Rs 53,092) by the government after he recently ordered to drain a reservoir in the Chhattisgarh state to find his lost phone — an incident that happened a few days back.

India: Official fined $640 for ordering to drain reservoir water to retrieve phone he dropped

Rajesh Vishwas, a food officer in India's Chhattisgarh state has been suspended on Friday after he allegedly asked to drain a reservoir to retrieve his lost phone which was fallen down while taking a selfie.

Indian official orders to drain reservoir to recover phone he lost while taking selfie

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India: Official fined $640 for ordering to drain reservoir water to retrieve phone he dropped

Indian official orders to drain reservoir to recover phone he lost while taking selfie