A 29-year-old youth from Tamil Nadu, V Bhoopathy bought the bike of his dream Bajaj Dominar 400, after saving for three years. Bhoopathy, a YouTuber, chose a unique mode of payment to purchase his bike from a showroom on Saturday. He paid Rs 2.6 lakh, using only one-rupee coins in the Salem-based bike showroom.

The bike was handed over to him after five members of the showroom staff, along with four of his friends, counted the one rupee coins for over 10 hours. The coins were brought to the showroom in a van and offloaded using wheelbarrows. While the showroom manager was initially reluctant to accept the payment in coins, the manager changed his mind later as he did not want to disappoint a customer. Bhoopathy selected this showroom in Salem after the manager said he has the vehicle he desired for.