This NRI business tycoon in Dubai buys number plate for Rs 60 crore!

October 9, 2016

Dubai, Oct 9: Balwinder Sahani, an Indian business tycoon in Dubai bought the most coveted number plate D5 for Dh33 million (around Rs 60 crore) at the Roads and Transport Authority's number plate auction on Saturday.

Balwinder-SahaniSahani, also known as Abu Sabah, is the owner of RSG International, a property management company, with interests in the UAE, Kuwait, India and the United States.

"I like collecting unique number plates and I am proud to have got this number. I like number nine and D5 adds up to nine, so I went for it," said Sahani.

He said that last year he bought the number O9 for Dh25m.

"I have collected 10 number plates so far and I am looking forward to having more. It's a passion. This number will go to one of my Rolls Royces," he added.

The number generated great interest among the participants with the bid starting at Dh20 million.

The spectators seemed to have enjoyed every bit of the tense battle, cheering every move of the bidders.

More than 300 bidders participated at the live auction which takes place every two months, witnessing fierce battle between bidders for some numbers.

80 unique numbers were on offer on Saturday ranging from one two five digits.

"This is easily the biggest auction we have seen so far. The hall is packed with participants as well as those who have come to learn the trade and enjoy," said, Ahmad Hashim Behroozian, CEO of RTA's Licensing Agency.

He said that the number D5 has been the biggest draw in the RTA's auction history, with many VIPs participating.

"We usually have a lot of plate traders participating. Plate trading is big a business and a lot of people are making good money out of it. We also organise special auctions for traders and issue permits for plate trading," he said.

Apart from live auctions, RTA organises online plate auctions every month.

RTA also sells distinguished number plates for fixed prices and he said that the auctions help set the price.

He said, apart from helping people make money, auctions help generate revenue for RTA's never ending infrastructure projects.

The other number plate that attracted big money was Q77 which was bought by an Emirati bidder for Dh4.52 million.

A few other numbers bagged more than a million including P27 that went for Dh2.14m and R7777 went for 1.17m.

In June this year, Emirati businessman Arif Al Zarooni, bought Number 1 plate for Dh18 million in Sharjah.

In 2008, another Emirati businessman Saeed Al Khouri payed Dh52.2m for Number 1 licence plate in Abu Dhabi, which so far holds the record for the costliest number plate in the UAE.

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Satyameva jayate
 - 
Monday, 10 Oct 2016

Where are the fools who comment on fake Muslim food and money wasting news.....now what

Ahmrd
 - 
Monday, 10 Oct 2016

Shame on such crazy fools. No doubt it is his own hard earned money. But this is Not the way to spend. Defenitely Not the way. It is Wasting the money. Why dont they spend on poor people. Pay hospital bills, make free schools, improve conditions in slum areas. There is alot to do than Just buying number plate for ?60 Cr.

Zubair Katipalla
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

Stupid Person....

This number will go to one of my Rolls Royces.!!!.. could you give us your number of RRs..

DOST
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

IF HE IS HELP TO POOR PEOPLE, HE WILL GET 120 CRORE WITH IN 1 YEAR FROM ALLAH.

GARIBON KA DUA LELO.

shaji
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

Dear Kairali, nothing to be shocked. this is what happening in the world. There is saying \har badi machli choti machli ko khati hai\". None can be so rich one of a sudden withut cheating. this person is avoiding benefits for his own emplohyees and busy in gathering money which he will take to his grave after death or might ask to burn it along with his body. You will find very few people who have become rich honestly. Most of the rich people are cheater / decoits. The recent and famous example is Devil Mallya. this person has cheated indians by billions of dollars and enjoying lavish life in UK. No need to say that he managed to escape to UK with help from the govt officials. Though he is telling that he will come back to india, i am sure he will never. Dear Kairali, please dont be frustrated. None is going to live here for ever. Everyl living thing has to taste death/end. History has seen rich people thousabnd time bigger that Mallya / Ambani / Sahani. but they left the world with their hands spreaded. Nepolian, the great warrior, had advised his people to take his dead body in procession with his hands uncovered to show that he was leavign the world with empty hands. God is great. Have trust in him. Money is not everything. God bless you with right way of thinking."

Well Wisher
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

Shame to this type of fools. People are loosing their life just because of loans, food & poverty & such fools does not know how to spend money in good cause. Ashamed to say he is an Indian. Such goons are to be banned to India. Non sense.

Rikaz
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

Crazy.....could have used it for some other beneficial purpose......

Kairali
 - 
Sunday, 9 Oct 2016

Am shocked. His company had asked me to leave the job for demanding around Rs 20k hike.

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March 12,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday said that the test reports of the 35-year-old passenger from Dubai have shown no signs of either Coronavirus (COVID-19) or H1N1.

In statement issued here Ms Rupesh said that the passenger has now been discharged from the Bantwal hospital. He has been asked to stay at home quarantined for the next 14 days.

The passenger, who had been diagnosed with fever after he arrived at the airport from Dubai on March 8, had left the Government Wenlock Hospital in the early hours of March 9 refusing to undergo tests.

Later, he was traced and admitted to the hospital in Bantwal and his throat swab samples had been sent to Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) in Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences.

Meanwhile, throat swab samples of six patients were also found negative for COVID-19.

As many asf 49 people were under quarantine in the district of which five have completed the 28-day cycle.

All passengers arriving by international flights and those in contact with them should voluntarily report to the district health team and undergo self-quarantine for 14 days. If there were symptoms of cough, cold and fever, they should undergo tests for COVID-19. If the reports were positive for COVID-19, then they have to stay in the isolation ward of the Government Wenlock Hospital or in the seven select private hospitals for 28 days.

Screening facility at the airport has been strengthened by posting doctors from seven private medical colleges on rotation basis. These doctors would be in addition to the medical officer at the airport. An ambulance has been placed at the airport exclusively to shift people to the hospitals, she added.

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