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Aug 25, 2021 · Mohit Goel, the main accused in the “Freedom 251” phone scam and Rs 200 crore dry fruit scam, was arrested from Greater Noida on Monday. The arrest has been made in a separate case, police said.
Some commentators indicate that the Freedom 251 sale is a scam. The phone looks like a Chinese phone where the original brand label was covered with whitener. The icons shown on screen shots are copied from Apple's iPhone. There are also reports that many people ordered the phone but did not even receive a confirmation email.
May 2, 2023 · Freedom 251 Scam - In the land of a billion dreams, the Freedom 251 smartphone was a tantalizing mirage that promised to quench the thirst of millions. Launched in February 2016 by the Indian company Ringing Bells, the Freedom 251 was touted as the world's cheapest smartphone, priced at a jaw-dropping INR 251 (approximately USD 4 at the time).
Aug 25, 2021 · Mohit Goel, the man behind the Freedom 251 phone, has been arrested from Greater Noida, allegedly because of his role in a fraud worth Rs 45 Lakhs. Goel earlier formed a company called Ringing Bells private limited and had offered a smartphone at the promotional price of Rs 251. The phone was called Freedom 251.
Aug 25, 2021 · After his ‘Freedom 251’ smartphone scam, Goel was running a company called Dubai Dry Fruits and Spices Hub from an office complex in Sector 61, Noida. The police has said they received over 40 written complaints of fraud from various traders across Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, among others, against Goel.
May 3, 2024 · Smartphone Scam: Back in February 18, 2016, the tech world was abuzz with the launch of the Freedom 251 smartphone by a company named Ringing Bell. Priced at an unbelievably low Rs 251, the smartphone garnered immense attention even before its official release, thanks to the company's vigorous marketing efforts.
Jan 12, 2021 · Mohit Goel first grabbed headlines when his company, Ringing Bells, promised on delivering a Freedom 251 smartphone for an astonishing price of Rs. 251. Those promises were never fully met and Goel was later accused of multiple frauds, including a death threat as well.
The Delhi Police on Saturday said they arrested Mohit Goel, the 34-year-old founder of Ringing Bells Company who allegedly masterminded the ₹ 200 crore Freedom 251 smartphone scam of 2016,...
Feb 26, 2016 · Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said the scheme of giving smartphones at Rs.251 was the “biggest scam of the millennium” during the BJP regime. He demanded the money which had been received by the company should be kept secure.
Jan 13, 2021 · The Noida Police has arrested two officials of a consumer goods import-export company accused of duping billions of rupees from thousands of people across the country by tricking suppliers, officials said.
