17-yr-old girl dies as mobile explodes while charging
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Palanpur:30.07.2021
A 17-year-old girl from Chhetasan village of Becharaji taluka in Mehsana died on Wednesday due to severe injuries that she allegedly suffered when the mobile phone on which she was talking exploded. The deceased Shradhha Desai was talking over the phone while it was being charged.
The body was cremated by the family and post mortem was not done. “We came to know about the incident after reports appeared in media. When we reached the village the body was already cremated. The family is busy in completing the final rites. We will question the family members to find out exactly what happened,” said M J Barot, police sub inspector at Becharaji police station. Preliminary police investigation revealed that Desai, a class XII student was talking with her relative over the phone when the incident took place. Family members told police that the mobile battery could have exploded.
The deceased was on the upper floor of the house and the door of the room turned black due to the explosion. Dried grass stored in the room also caught fire. The damage is visible in a video shot following the incident. “The mobile battery was draining and she plugged it in for charging. At the same time she was over the phone which exploded. She fell unconscious before we could know exactly what happened,” said her father Shambhu.
Preliminary police investigation revealed that Shradhha Desai, a class XII student was talking with her relative over the phone when the incident took place
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