Freedom 251 Smartphone

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  Smartphone Founder Among 3 Arrested For Threatening Rape Survivor: Delhi Police

  Three men, including the maker of Freedom 251 that was touted as the world's cheapest smartphone, were arrested for allegedly threatening a rape victim for a year in Dwarka, police said on Saturday.

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  Freedom 251 Maker Mohit Goel Arrested in Rs. 200 Crore Dry Fruit Fraud Case: Report

  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.

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  Maker Of Cheapest Phone 'Freedom 251' Among 3 Arrested In Extortion Case

  Mohit Goel, who once made international headlines by offering the world's cheapest smartphone, was arrested by the police on Sunday in an extortion case along with two others. News agency ANI reported that those arrested were allegedly trying to extort money for settling a rape case in Delhi.

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  'Freedom 251' Maker Still Upbeat On Delivering "World's Cheapest" Handsets

  Mohit Goel, the maker of the controversial "Freedom 251" smartphone which became the talk of the town last year, resurfaced on Sunday, saying if he got support from the government, he could still deliver the handsets by March-April next year.

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  Mohit Goel, Maker Of World's Cheapest Smartphone Freedom 251 Detained On Fraud Charges

  Ringing Bells had begun the sale of Freedom 251 handsets, touted as the world's cheapest smartphone, on its website in February 2016.

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  Founder of Freedom 251 Phone Arrested, Accused of Death Threat Too

  Goel has been detained after owner of Ghaziabad-based Ayam Enterprises filed an FIR on Thursday alleging that Ringing Bells "defrauded" it of Rs. 16 lakhs.

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  Man Behind Freedom 251 Smartphone Detained For Fraud

  The Director of Ringing Bells, the company which promised a smartphone, the Freedom 251, as the name suggests for an unbelievable price of Rs 251, has been detained by police on charges of fraud.

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  Freedom 251 Maker Ringing Bells Refutes Reports of Shutting Down

  The Indian smartphone company has refuted all claims of shutting down, and clarified "that it is very well in the market and is operating as earlier".

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  Freedom 251 Smartphone Makers Summoned in Cheque Bounce Case

  According to the complaint, the accused had issued a cheque in favour of the complainant firm AIPL towards discharge of their liability.

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  Freedom 251 Maker Ringing Bells Introduces Loyalty Card Programme

  Customers will get discounts on purchase of every Ringing Bells product, along with a Freedom 251 smartphone as free gift.

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  ChampOne C1 Registrations Open but Is This Mobile the New Freedom 251?

  ChampOne C1 registrations are open but the website says sales of the mobile will be limited to "existing customers only".

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  Freedom 251 Maker Starts Delivery of 65,000 Units to Customers

  The company is looking to ship the Rs. 251 smartphone to 200,000 registered users at its earliest.

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  Freedom 251 Delivery Begins, Pokemon Go Is a Rage, Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Launch, and More News This Week

  Also this week, Reliance offers 4G phone with 3 months unlimited data and calls at Rs. 2,999, Samsung launches 44 TVs, and more.

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  Freedom 251 First Impressions

  The Freedom 251 will start shipping to consumers who registered for the phone from Friday. Here are our first impressions.

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  Freedom 251 Delivery to Begin Friday, First Phase to Include 5,000 Units

  The wait of millions of others who registered for the Rs. 251 smartphone is likely to continue.