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Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) A whopping Rs.480,000 might seem like the price of a mid-segment car on the Indian road. But that was the money shelled out for a VIP number plate - CH 04 0001 - in Chandigarh!
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) from Britain Santokh Singh secured the number for his C-class Mercedes. He was able to get the better of nine other bidders as they tried their best to get the VIP 0001 number in the newly launched series for the city last week. The reserve price for the number was Rs.25,000.
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At current exchange rate Rs. 480,000 = ~ $ 12,000
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) A whopping Rs.480,000 might seem like the price of a mid-segment car on the Indian road. But that was the money shelled out for a VIP number plate - CH 04 0001 - in Chandigarh!
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) from Britain Santokh Singh secured the number for his C-class Mercedes. He was able to get the better of nine other bidders as they tried their best to get the VIP 0001 number in the newly launched series for the city last week. The reserve price for the number was Rs.25,000.
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At current exchange rate Rs. 480,000 = ~ $ 12,000