EXPLODING CELL PHONES
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:14 am
Just a word of warning, in Assam there seems to be cases of exploding cell phones, the owner receives a call and the number seems to be displayed in red. upon activation of the call the phone explodes.
these are happening on top brand cell phones, people are receiving calls from around 4 different numbers
Another hurt in mobile phone call
Correspondent
HOWRAGHAT, Sept 26 – One Purnima Rai (12), a student of Rongkut No 2 Block ME School under Howraghat police station became senseless while she received an unknown mobile call.
Parents of the injured student said that a call from Airtel Number 9678085941 came to their mobile and Purnima Rai suddenly collapsed while she received the call.
Though Purnima was admitted to the Longringthepi PHC, later she was referred to the Diphu Civil Hospital.
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/det ... 10/state07
‘Bombile’ terror in Assam-GUWAHATI, SEPt 26 (IANS):
Article published on 9/27/2010 12:20:47 AM IST
‘Bombile’ is the latest phrase terrorizing Assam with reports of mobile phones suddenly exploding, causing the user to become unconscious. The mysterious phenomenon has prompted Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to order a scientific probe to unravel the bizarre occurrences.
An estimated 30 cases have been reported so far with more than 20 people admitted to various hospitals in Assam during the past one week. Most of the victims complained of nausea and a splitting headache, and some of them had to be literally wheeled into the hospital unconscious after the mobile handsets exploded soon after receiving a call.
“This is a mysterious phenomenon and so I have asked for a thorough probe by experts to find out the cause as to why mobile handsets are bursting in such a large number,” Gogoi told IANS.
At least 10 such cases were brought to the notice of the police - although no cases were registered as the officials were perplexed, not knowing what to do.
According to witnesses and victims, the explosions took place soon after receiving calls from numbers that appeared in red on the handset screens. “I got a phone call from an unknown number and I noticed on my handset that the numbers were highlighted in red colour. Soon after I received the call, there was a loud sound and I was left unconscious,” said Mujib Ali, the driver of a doctor in Guwahati.
Ali’s handset was blown to bits Saturday.
“I experienced some sort of an electric shock soon after receiving the call and then later found myself in the hospital bed with some of my friends shifting me by calling the 108 emergency ambulance service,” Ali told IANS. “After few hours in hospital I was released, but then I continue to have a splitting headache and drowsiness.”
Mobile service providers are confused and have no scientific explanation to these bizarre cases.
“We have got numerous queries from users asking us to explain the reason, but we are not sure. We have asked for expert help from our head office to have an internal probe into the matter,” said an official of Reliance Telecom Ltd requesting not to be named.
“The interesting thing is that some of the handsets that have burst are from genuine brands like Nokia, Samsung and Motorola. Initially, it was presumed the cases were witnessed in cheap Chinese make handsets, but now even that theory was proved wrong,” a police official said.
But the incidents are triggering panic among mobile users in Assam with ‘bombile’ being the word that is in vogue now.
“Bombile is terrorizing people to the extent that some of them have literally switched off their handsets and waiting for things to subside or hear some scientific explanation about the cause,” said Tonmoy Barkataki, a local journalist.
http://www.nagalandpost.com/ShowStory.a ... ux68DTg%3d
these are happening on top brand cell phones, people are receiving calls from around 4 different numbers
Another hurt in mobile phone call
Correspondent
HOWRAGHAT, Sept 26 – One Purnima Rai (12), a student of Rongkut No 2 Block ME School under Howraghat police station became senseless while she received an unknown mobile call.
Parents of the injured student said that a call from Airtel Number 9678085941 came to their mobile and Purnima Rai suddenly collapsed while she received the call.
Though Purnima was admitted to the Longringthepi PHC, later she was referred to the Diphu Civil Hospital.
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/det ... 10/state07
‘Bombile’ terror in Assam-GUWAHATI, SEPt 26 (IANS):
Article published on 9/27/2010 12:20:47 AM IST
‘Bombile’ is the latest phrase terrorizing Assam with reports of mobile phones suddenly exploding, causing the user to become unconscious. The mysterious phenomenon has prompted Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to order a scientific probe to unravel the bizarre occurrences.
An estimated 30 cases have been reported so far with more than 20 people admitted to various hospitals in Assam during the past one week. Most of the victims complained of nausea and a splitting headache, and some of them had to be literally wheeled into the hospital unconscious after the mobile handsets exploded soon after receiving a call.
“This is a mysterious phenomenon and so I have asked for a thorough probe by experts to find out the cause as to why mobile handsets are bursting in such a large number,” Gogoi told IANS.
At least 10 such cases were brought to the notice of the police - although no cases were registered as the officials were perplexed, not knowing what to do.
According to witnesses and victims, the explosions took place soon after receiving calls from numbers that appeared in red on the handset screens. “I got a phone call from an unknown number and I noticed on my handset that the numbers were highlighted in red colour. Soon after I received the call, there was a loud sound and I was left unconscious,” said Mujib Ali, the driver of a doctor in Guwahati.
Ali’s handset was blown to bits Saturday.
“I experienced some sort of an electric shock soon after receiving the call and then later found myself in the hospital bed with some of my friends shifting me by calling the 108 emergency ambulance service,” Ali told IANS. “After few hours in hospital I was released, but then I continue to have a splitting headache and drowsiness.”
Mobile service providers are confused and have no scientific explanation to these bizarre cases.
“We have got numerous queries from users asking us to explain the reason, but we are not sure. We have asked for expert help from our head office to have an internal probe into the matter,” said an official of Reliance Telecom Ltd requesting not to be named.
“The interesting thing is that some of the handsets that have burst are from genuine brands like Nokia, Samsung and Motorola. Initially, it was presumed the cases were witnessed in cheap Chinese make handsets, but now even that theory was proved wrong,” a police official said.
But the incidents are triggering panic among mobile users in Assam with ‘bombile’ being the word that is in vogue now.
“Bombile is terrorizing people to the extent that some of them have literally switched off their handsets and waiting for things to subside or hear some scientific explanation about the cause,” said Tonmoy Barkataki, a local journalist.
http://www.nagalandpost.com/ShowStory.a ... ux68DTg%3d
