In a unique ruling, India’s Supreme Court has ordered to shut down a mobile tower after a man alleged that he got cancer from its radiation.
Last year, Madhya Pradesh-resident Harish Chand Tiwari had approached India's apex court, the highest judicial forum in the country, alleging that a mobile tower from state-run telecom operator BSNL exposed him to harmful radiation.
Tiwari claimed that the tower was illegally installed on his friend’s roof, less than 50 metres away from his house. He was exposed to this "radiation" for 14 years, something he firmly believes afflicted him with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Read more...
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