Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Haryana Investigates Bidder for Costly Number Plate
A man named Sudhir Kumar won an auction for a very special car number plate called HR88B8888 in Haryana, India.
He bid Rs 1.17 crore, which is a huge amount of money.
But he didn't pay the money by the deadline.
Now, the Haryana government is checking if he has enough money to pay for it.
The number plate is special because it has a lot of eights and looks like a string of eights.
The government is also asking the Income Tax Department to look into this.
The number plate will be auctioned again.
Sudhir Kumar won the bid for the number plate HR88B8888 with a bid of Rs 1.17 crore.
He failed to pay the amount by the deadline of December 12.
The Haryana government is investigating his assets and income.
The number plate will be reauctioned.
The number plate is special because it looks like a string of eights.
- Who
- Sudhir Kumar, Director of Romulus Solutions Private Limited
- What
- Failed to pay for a costly number plate after winning the bid
- When
- The auction was on November 26, and the payment deadline was December 12
- Where
- Haryana, India
- Why
- To prevent bidders from increasing the cost of a number plate without financial capability
- Bid Amount
- Rs 1.17 crore
- Number Plate
- HR88B8888
- Bidder
- Sudhir Kumar
- Security Deposit Forfeited
- Rs 11,000
- Auction Date
- November 26
- Payment Deadline
- December 12
- Number of Applications
- 45
- Base Price
- Rs 50,000
