Chiang Mai:- A police sergeant senior major who was saved by his Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone will get a free Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone as a replacement, he said.

Pol Maj Gen Sophon Thonglorm of Mae Rim police station in Chiang Mai was shot at by a suspect on Monday but the bullet hit his Note 2 phone he was carrying at the left side of his waist.

Although the bullet pierced through the phone, it had lost velocity and only slightly injured Sophon. The phone became completely unusable.

His photos and story went viral on Facebook and other online social networks. Sophon’s friends said he was saved by the “Luangpor Samsung”. The term “Luangpor” is used to call sacred amulets.

Eventually words reached Samsung Thailand that decided to hand over one of its latest smartphone models to the policeman.

Sophon said Samsung Thailand contacted him, offering him a Galaxy S6 phone plus travelling expense for him to travel to Bangkok to receive it.

“I accepted the offer. I’ll go to Bangkok to get it. I am very happy. I survived and Samsung attached importance to this,” Sophon recounted while attending a merit making ceremony at his police station on Thursday.

“I am happy that Samsung will give me a new phone. I’ve shared this good news with my wife. Normally, I carry my phone at the left waist. It was my luck that the bullet happened to hit the phone. I fell down and shot back at the guy.”

Khaosod reported that Samsung will hand over the phone to the policeman at the Khaosod head office.

Can somebody come and shoot me please.......I'll tell you where I keep my mobile.

I really want this Samsung S6........everybody will turn green from envy.

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I fell down and shot back at the guy.”

And after that?

Now watch other RTP shoot themselves to get a new phone.

Hail the Note 2. I knew there was a reason for hanging on to my before upgrading to an Edge.

Luangpor samsung? I got a used samsung note 2 for sale at 150k baht......sacred amulet.

Very good PR for Samsung Corp Thailand. Good for the policeman too.

Hope the new S6 is as tough as his old Note2

shot with a .22 or what ? or do they have kevlar covers nowadays ?

What a waste of a samsung

in related news:

a perp who shot and destroyed a Samsung Note 2 was contacted by Apple Inc., who congratulated him on his zeal to take out their competition and awarded him with a new I-phone 10.

in related news:

a perp who shot and destroyed a Samsung Note 2 was contacted by Apple Inc., who congratulated him on his zeal to take out their competition and awarded him with a new I-phone 10.

It's the only way they will ever beat Samsung is to get then shot-up.

Apple would have sue him for not downloading the bullet through i-tunes.

This happened because there was a text file of the Bible on the phone.

don't be jealous guys, just buy this new amazing Samsung S6, you can afford it.

I have a feeling a lot of people will be shooting their old Samsung's and fabricating a story in the hope of receiving a new model.

Costas. I'm sure there would be a lineup a mile long and they wouldn't be aiming for where you keep your phone.

This weeks lotto will be inundated with entries showing his phone number!

Luangpor samsung? I got a used samsung note 2 for sale at 150k baht......sacred amulet.

I'm off to the temple to get the Note 2 bambood onto my left shoulder blade.