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Jio Phone Reportedly Explodes, Company Says Damage Caused Intentionally

Battery of the exploding phone seems to be intact. Its microUSB charging cable is also said to have melted. The Jio Phone unit exploded in Kashmir. Jio Phone  is yet to become widely available for the public to purchase, but there's already an alleged case of the handset exploding. Last year, a  Reliance Lyf smartphone had exploded and burst into flames  too. Reports of the Jio Phone exploding come with many handset manufacturers, , including Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple, are grappling with cases of their smartphone catching fire spontaneously. In a statement to Gadgets 360 on the matter, a Reliance Retail spokesperson said the company is aware of the incident, and found in its initial investigation that the damage has been caused by intentional sabotage. The Twitter account that first posted the image has deleted the tweet. According to a  report  by technology blog Phone Radar, the Jio Phone explosion happened in Kashm...