A striking incident has come to light from Telangana’s Mancherial district, where a man bought a scooter worth ₹ 1.23 lakh with ₹ 10 coins. The man bought a Honda Activa scooter with ₹ 10 coins he had saved over three years, according to news agency PTI .
Who is a resident of Luxettipet, he had saved the money, setting aside ₹ 10 coins from everyday transactions, such as grocery shopping, the report added, according to B Ravi Joseph.
The showroom agreed to accept the coins, PTI further reported, citing the manager. He aimed to buy something useful for his family. they later supported him Although his family members were initially skeptical. HT could not independently verify the visuals.
A user on X posted a purported video showing the ₹ 10 coins being counted and claimed that the showroom staff spent nearly two hours completing the process. The manager of the showroom said that Joseph had first approached them about 15 days ago. He wanted to check if they would accept the ₹ 10 coins as payment for the scooter. Following this, Joseph brought ₹ 1.23 lakh in ₹ 10 coins to the showroom and took delivery of the scooter. (with inputs from PTI)
Joseph said that he decided to purchase a new scooter after his old vehicle developed problems.
