n a terrible accident, a youth's face was ripped open in Mysuru, as his mobile phone exploded the moment he answered it while the device was being charged.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening at a construction site in Banni Mantapa of Mysuru. The victim was identified as Seetharam (18), a daily wage worker from Bihar. He lives with his parents, who are masons at the site.
The youth was resting inside a make-shift tent during his break from work and had put his mobile phone on charge. According to the police, he answered as soon as his phone rang and while the device was still connected to the power source.
Referring to eyewitnesses, the police said that the phone exploded on his face as soon as he replied to the call. The blast ripped open the lower section of Seetharam's face, resulting in heavy bleeding and disfigurement.
The sound of the explosion was not loud enough for others to hear. It was only after he screamed for help that his parents and fellow workers rushed in and were shocked to see his face splattered with blood.
He was immediately rushed to the nearby JSS Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. His condition is said to be stable. According to doctors, Seetharam's face needs extensive reconstruction, as a significant portion of the lower part has been severely scalded.
Doctors said: "For now, we have sutured his face, but the scars will be visible. He has lost considerable amount of blood. We are not sure how a mobile phone could explode with such intensity that it mutilates his face as if he has met with an accident."
The parents of the victim have not lodged any official complaint regarding the incident. The police suspect that the building contractor might have drawn power directly from the high tension power line nearby resulting in rush of power. The police also suspect that the mobile phone being used by the youth was of poor quality.
The Mysuru police said: "As official complaint has not been lodged, we cannot launch a formal inquiry into the incident. Nevertheless, we referred the matter to the authority concerned (Department of Electrical Inspectorate)."
Incidents of mobile phones exploding are not uncommon, but this is for the first time that somebody in Karnataka has suffered such severe injuries.
Meanwhile the victims' friends claimed that Seetharam was using a Karbonn-branded mobile phone but the same could not be established. "The phone is so badly damaged that we cannot make out its brand. We are making inquiries," officials in the Department of Electrical Inspectorate said. So far, Karbonn Mobiles has not responded to the incident.
According to the investigators, Seetharam might have used a faulty battery or an unbranded charger. "The battery exploded resulting in the injury. We will be contacting the mobile phone company during the course of our probe," they added.
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