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Did you read the article?

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

At no point during the operation, did anyone consider that it was a pointless endeavour? JFC.

it's just a normal case of an average Indian government employee abusing their powers.

Perhaps blackmail vids//docs in case a bribing wealthy company goes too far in their demands.

The shithole of corruption is unending spiral of extortion.

If you're blackmailing someone and you have evidence, you are extremely stupid if you save it on your mobile device.

That being said, he's a government official, so that explains it.

The article says that he was a "food inspector". What valuable data can a food inspector have that requires emptying a dam?

Well, that selfie for one.

India has the highest selfie related deaths compared to other countries.

proof of his corruption perhaps