25 lakh bookings, yet no Freedom 251 to be seen!

Ringing Bells Director Mohit Goel said on Friday that he had met his target of 25 lakh initial bookings of Freedom 251. That's an upfront payment of almost Rs 73 Crores!

As income tax officers and cops thronged the office in Noida Sector 63, Goel, who is yet to begin manufacturing the phone, said he didn't want the money generated from online bookings till he delivered the phone at the end of April. "If need be, we will also keep Goel's documents and passport with us till he delivers," DSP Anoop Singh said.

The telecom ministry said a phone with the specifications of Freedom 251 would cost about Rs 2,300 and not Rs 251.Touted as the world's cheapest smartphone at Rs 251, Freedom 251 has taken the country by storm.