Swelling in iPhone 3GS battery, and cracking of back cover.

I need some help.
I updated my iPhone 3GS 16GB to iOS 5.0.1, and I think it causes the phone to overheat or something. Next day when I see my phone, the battery is drained out and the back is swollen like a ballon, the back cover has some cracks too (near the logo).
Today, after 2/3 days when I checked my phone again the battery has kept of bending/swelling that it has opened the iphone pushing the back cover and front screen.
The phone was bought in US, and I have moved back to India. Can someone help me on what to do or who to contact?
Thanks

Since you are outside the country of purchase, you are not going to be able to get it serviced. Also, since you are presumably not using AT&T for service, the phone had to be hacked. That means all bets are off. My money would be on a physical defect in the battery or charging circuit that caused the problem, but it's entirely possible that since the OS had to be modified to get it to run on your carrier, that could have caused the charging circuit to behave in a way it shouldn't have. Dispose of it safely. DO NOT just throw it in the trash.

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