Freedom 251 mobile row: In another twist to the Ringing Bells saga, IT products company Adcom today said that it sold mobile phones to the Mohit Goel led company for Rs 3,600 a unit and was unaware of its plans to resell the device priced at Rs 251. Adcom also warned of legal action against Noida-based Ringing Bells in case the latter's activities adversely impact its brand name or cause any other kind of losses. Despite controversy, Ringing Bells managed to received over 6 crore registrations in two days. BJP veteran leader MM Joshi had launched the smartphone in Delhi.
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Freedom 251 mobile row: "Yes, it is true that although we sold the handsets to Ringing Bells earlier, like we sell Adcom mobiles to lakhs of users, we were absolutely unaware of the reselling plans of the company in question. Furthermore, we still haven't been able to evaluate their pricing policy, as we sold the handsets at Rs 3,600 per unit," Advantage Computers (Adcom) Founder and Chairman Sanjeev Bhatia said.
Freedom 251 mobile row: Bhatia further added, "We are deeply grieved by this incident where our mobile phone has been presented to masses for Rs 251, and therefore, would not hesitate from taking any legal actions against the company, in case the entire fiasco impacts Adcom's brand name or subsequently we face any other kind of losses."
Freedom 251 mobile row: Bhatia said he would like to assert that Adcom is in no way connected or linked to Ringing Bells or Freedom 251 and bears no responsibility whatsoever, in the whole swindle and regrets the inconvenience caused to its customers from all over the country.
Freedom 251 mobile row: The I-T Department is also looking into the financial structure of the company and has obtained documents, including those from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), in this regard. A series of complaints were made to the Telecom Ministry against the company. Apart from BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, the Indian Cellular Association (representative of mobile handset manufacturers) had also approached the Ministry asking it to get into depth of the issue.
