A railway employee from Tinsukia had the shock of his life when his brand new Redmi Note 7 smartphone exploded while he was talking to his wife on Thursday evening.

The railway employee identified as Amit Kumar Rai, a resident of Hijuguri in Tinsukia is presently posted at Simulguri Railway Division.

Sources informed that the person while talking to his wife over the phone found smoke coming out of the handset, luckily he managed to throw away the mobile in the ground, later it exploded!