CNN — (CNN) — A authorities official in India who drained a reservoir to retrieve a cellphone he dropped whereas taking a selfie has been suspended from his job.

More than 2 million liters of water had been pumped out of the Paralkot reservoir, over a interval of 4 days, in an effort to retrieve the Samsung handset belonging to Rajesh Vishwas, an area meals inspector.

Vishwas had been out with mates final Sunday afternoon when it slipped from his grasp on the scenic spot within the central Indian state of Chhattisgarhwith.

In a video assertion shared by the Indian Express, Vishwas stated he rented a diesel pump to “drain some water into a nearby canal” in an effort to retrieve the cellphone and that he did this after asking for permission from a sub-divisional officer.

He additionally stated that he had requested others on the reservoir to attempt to retrieve the cellphone, however that they had been unable to succeed in it as there was an excessive amount of water.

His model of occasions is at odds with that of his employer, who suspended him on the grounds of misusing his place – noting he had wasted thousands and thousands of liters of water at a time of extreme warmth.

His suspension order, seen by CNN, additionally claims that Vishwas didn’t obtain permission to empty the water.

In his video assertion, nevertheless, Vishwas insists the water he drained was from the overflow part of the dam and “not in usable condition” anyway.

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